Hardbopjazz Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 4 hours ago, EKE BBB said: It hasn't, according to Kees Hazevoet's Don Byas discography ("Part 2: European recordings - 1946-1972") Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) Unwax your ears, uncork your best bottle of Scotch and fasten your seatbelts. Our friend Michael Steinman has shared 90' of unreleased Don Byas, recorded at Baron Timme Rosenkrantz’s apartment in NY, 1944. You're all welcome! https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2022/02/09/celebrating-don-byas-1944-45/ Edited February 10, 2022 by EKE BBB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ken Dryden Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 23 hours ago, EKE BBB said: Unwax your ears, uncork your best bottle of Scotch and fasten your seatbelts. Our friend Michael Steinman has shared 90' of unreleased Don Byas, recorded at Baron Timme Rosenkrantz’s apartment in NY, 1944. You're all welcome! https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2022/02/09/celebrating-don-byas-1944-45/ Thanks so much for sharing the link to this unissued music. I was fortunate to discover Don Byas early as a jazz collector in the 1970s, while many of his LPs and the 1945 Town Hall concert were readily obtainable at reasonable prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Absolutely amazing recordings - I've managed to download from YouTube & separate the 1hr & 10mins of sublime Byas (also 5 minutes of John Mehegan solo piano) into separate tracks plus use a bit of declicking (via Audacity). What a find. Thanks so much Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 In my school time, this one was the thing. I bought it and many came to my place to listen to it and we all love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 7 hours ago, Gheorghe said: In my school time, this one was the thing. I bought it and many came to my place to listen to it and we all love it. A superb platter for sure .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 12 hours ago, Gheorghe said: In my school time, this one was the thing. I bought it and many came to my place to listen to it and we all love it. I sometimes find Don Byers after the 60's uncomfortable in terms of harmony and rhythmic groove (I don't think he was a "modern" jazz player after all), but Anthropology and a show at Nalen unearthed a few years ago were pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) There've been some recent Don Byas posts. Where next to go with Byas after Minton's, the Savoy comp and Anthropology? Edited December 14, 2022 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: There've been some recent Don Byas posts. Where next to go with Byas after Minton's, the Savoy comp and Anthropology? Any mid-40s Don Byas on all the indie labels he recorded for in the U.S. will be fine. They have been reissued in quite a few different packages and accessiblity varies so I find it difficult to give directions. IMO his European (French) recordings of the 50s are an acquired taste. He did an awful lot of ballads which usually were well-done too but may not be everyone's taste in such heavy doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 FWIW, the first full Don Byas bio is in the works. Con Chapman, writer of the Johnny Hodges bio, has already got a contract with OUP, as he publicly stated in FB. No release date yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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