Title: 1951-1952 Artist: Don Byas Release Date: 10/21/2003 Label: Classics Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 3307517131522 Genre: Jazz Style: Bop Moods: Earnest, Passionate, Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Energetic, Freewheeling, Reverent, Exuberant, Intimate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I Know That You Know
2. Blue Lou
3. You're Lucky to Me
4. Night and Day
5. The Man I Love
6. Georgia on My Mind
7. Easy to Love
8. Over the Rainbow
9. Where or When
10. Tenderly
11. C'est Vous Chérie
12. Trop Jeune (Too Young)
13. Vanity
14. Because of You
15. Chloe
16. And So to Sleep Again
17. Infidèle (Cry)
18. Slow Coach
19. Un Amour Pleurait (Little White Cloud That Cried)
20. This Is Always
21. This Is for Sale
22. En Ce Temps-Là
23. Là-Bas

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Classics 1315

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Don Byas, one of the top tenor saxophonists of the mid-'40s, permanently moved to Europe in 1946 and was largely forgotten in the U.S. However, he continued playing and recording throughout his European years, and although his records rarely made it to the United States, they sold well in Europe. On this disc Byas, who was still very much in his playing prime in the 1950s, is first featured on three numbers with the swing/dixieland-oriented group the Saratoga Jazz Hounds, a quintet that co-stars the erratic but exciting trumpeter Guy Longnon. The remainder of the Classics CD puts the focus entirely on Byas, who is joined by four overlapping rhythm sections. Most of the selections are slow-to-medium-tempo ballads that showcase Byas' lush tone and his ability to caress melodies, resulting in a pleasing collection. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anatol Schenker Liner Notes Art Simmons Piano Benny Bennett Drums Bill Clarke Drums Christian Azzi Piano Don Byas Sax (Tenor) Don Byas & His Orchestra ? Don Et Ses Rythmes Byas ? Erich Mohr Photography François "Moustache" Galépides Drums Guy Longnon Trumpet Jean-Pierre Sasson Guitar Joe Benjamin Bass Maurice Vander Piano Pierre Lemarchand Drums Pierre Michelot Bass Roland Bianchini Bass