The Complete 1946–1954 Paris Recordings

~ Release by Don Byas Quartet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
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1Old Folks at Home
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1952-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (on 1952-04-10)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
3:17
2Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1952-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1952-04-10)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
2:56
3Riviera Blues (Blues à la don)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
3:02
4You Can Depend on Me
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
2:28
5That Old Feeling
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
2:26
6Laura
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1952-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1952-04-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
4:15
7Wheel of Fortune
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1952-05-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1952-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-05-21)
2:53
8Please Monsieur Soleil
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1952-05-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1952-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-05-21)
3:25
9Roses of Picardie
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1952-05-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1952-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-05-21)
2:58
10L’Enfant et la Rose
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1952-05-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1952-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-05-21)
2:41
11I Heard a Rhapsody
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1952-05-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1952-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-05-21)
instrumental recording of:
I Hear a Rhapsody (on 1952-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Baker (US songwriter "I Hear a Rhapsody"), George Fragos and Dick Gasparre
publisher:
Broadcast Music Inc.
3:48
12Pleurs
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1952-05-21)
guitar:
Marcel Bianchi (on 1952-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-05-21)
3:02
13Remember My Forgotten Man
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-11-24)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-11-24)
instrumental recording of:
Remember My Forgotten Man (on 1953-11-24)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:17
14If I Had You
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-11-24)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-11-24)
instrumental recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard) (on 1953-11-24)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
3:36
15Lover Man
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-11-24)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-11-24)
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1953-11-24)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:58
16I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-11-24)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-11-24)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1953-11-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:47
17O.W.
double bass:
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Gérard "Dave" Pochonet (on 1953-12-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1953-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-02)
5:09
18Mary’s Waltz
double bass:
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Gérard "Dave" Pochonet (on 1953-12-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1953-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-02)
2:56
19Lullaby of the Leaves
double bass:
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Gérard "Dave" Pochonet (on 1953-12-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1953-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-02)
4:10
20Moonglow
double bass:
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Gérard "Dave" Pochonet (on 1953-12-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1953-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-02)
3:53
21Why
double bass:
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Gérard "Dave" Pochonet (on 1953-12-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1953-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-02)
4:19
22New Musical Express
double bass:
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Gérard "Dave" Pochonet (on 1953-12-02)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1953-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-02)
3:24
23G.D.B.
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Pierre Lemarchand (French jazz drummer) (on 1953-12-08)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-12-08)
3:55
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