Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Dance of the Tambourine

  Hot Lips Page's Swing Seven
  3:04
• 2
  Paging Mr. Page

  Hot Lips Page's Swing Seven
  2:57
• 3
  Riffin’ and Jivin’

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  2:57
• 4
  Free and Easy

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  2:52
• 5
  Worried and Blue

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  3:17
• 6
  Don’s Idea

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  2:55
• 7
  Savoy Jam Party No. 2

  Savoy Jam Session
  3:14
• 8
  Savoy Jam Party No. 1

  Savoy Jam Session
  3:01
• 9
  1944 Stomp
  3:03
• 10
  What Do You Want With My Heart
  3:00
• 11
  Bass C Jam

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  2:55
• 12
  Sweet and Lovely

  The Emmett Berry Five
  3:00
• 13
  White Rose Kick

  The Emmett Berry Five
  2:34
• 14
  Deep Blue Dream

  The Emmett Berry Five
  2:59
• 15
  Byas’d Opinions

  The Emmett Berry Five
  2:31
• 16
  I Got What It Takes

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  3:09
• 17
  Dance of the Tambourine (alt #1)

  Hot Lips Page's Swing Seven
  2:53
• 18
  Dance of the Tambourine (alt #2)

  Hot Lips Page's Swing Seven
  3:08
• 19
  Paging Mr. Page (alt)

  Hot Lips Page's Swing Seven
  2:25
• 20
  Free and Easy (alt)

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  3:42
• 21
  Don’s Idea (BD)

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  1:01
• 22
  Don’s Idea (alt)

  Don Byas's Swing Shifters
  2:55
• 23
  1944 Stomp (BD)
  2:50
• 24
  1944 Stomp (alt)
  3:08
• 25
  Deep Blue Dream (alt)

  The Emmett Berry Five
  3:04
• CD 2
• 1
  Good for Stompin’ (-3)

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  3:09
• 2
  Twilight in Teheran

  Buck Ram's All Stars
  2:59
• 3
  Swing Street

  Buck Ram's All Stars
  3:12
• 4
  Hank’s Pranks

  The Hank D'Amico Sextet
  2:49
• 5
  Juke Box Judy

  The Hank D'Amico Sextet
  2:58
• 6
  Shy Little Witch From Greenwich

  The Hank D'Amico Sextet
  3:01
• 7
  Gone at Dawn

  The Hank D'Amico Sextet
  2:54
• 8
  S.K. Blues - Part I

  Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars
  3:02
• 9
  S.K. Blues - Part II

  Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars
  2:59
• 10
  Johnson & Turner Blues

  Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars
  3:01
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Watch That Jive

  Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars
  2:58
• 12
  Evil Gal Blues

  Albinia Jones with Don Byas' Swing Seven
  3:08
• 13
  Salty Papa Blues

  Albinia Jones with Don Byas' Swing Seven
  2:58
• 14
  Albinia’s Blues

  Albinia Jones with Don Byas' Swing Seven
  2:48
• 15
  Don’t You Wear No Black

  Albinia Jones with Don Byas' Swing Seven
  2:53
• 16
  Candy

  Don Byas Quintette
  3:19
• 17
  How High the Moon

  Don Byas Quintette
  2:57
• 18
  Donby

  Don Byas Quintette
  3:12
• 19
  Byas-a-Drink

  Don Byas Quintette
  2:46
• 20
  Good for Stompin’ (-1)

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  3:30
• 21
  Good for Stompin’ (BD)

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  2:29
• 22
  Twilight in Teheran (alt)

  Buck Ram's All Stars
  3:02
• 23
  Swing Street (alt)

  Buck Ram's All Stars
  3:00
• 24
  Johnson and Turner Blues (alt)

  Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars
  3:06
• 25
  Candy (alt #1)

  Don Byas Quintette
  3:18
• 26
  Candy (alt #2)

  Don Byas Quintette
  3:31
• CD 3
• 1
  Hurricane Blues

  Earl Bostic and his Orchestra
  3:13
• 2
  All On

  Earl Bostic and his Orchestra
  3:15
• 3
  I Don’t Know Why

  Don Byas Quartette
  3:02
• 4
  London‐Donnie

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:54
• 5
  Old Folks

  Don Byas Quartet
  3:05
• 6
  Cherokee

  Don Byas Quartette
  3:02
• 7
  September in the Rain

  Don Byas Quartette
  3:00
• 8
  Living My Life

  Don Byas Quartette
  2:58
• 9
  To Each His Own

  Don Byas Quartette
  2:59
• 10
  They Say It’s Wonderful

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:28
• 11
  Cynthia’s in Love

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:51
• 12
  September Song

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:58
• 13
  St. Louis Blues

  Don Byas Quartet
  3:01
• 14
  I Found a New Baby

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:43
• 15
  Marie

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:59
• 16
  I Don’t Know Why (alt)

  Don Byas Quartette
  3:01
• 17
  Danny Boy (London‐Donnie) (alt)

  Don Byas Quartet
  3:04
• 18
  Cherokee (alt #1)

  Don Byas Quartette
  2:53
• 19
  Cherokee (BD #1)

  Don Byas Quartette
  2:08
• 20
  Cherokee (BD #2)

  Don Byas Quartette
  1:32
• 21
  Cherokee (alt #2)

  Don Byas Quartette
  3:11
• 22
  September in the Rain (BD #1)

  Don Byas Quartette
  3:18
• 23
  September in the Rain (BD #2)

  Don Byas Quartette
  1:58
• 24
  September in the Rain (alt)

  Don Byas Quartette
  2:45
• 25
  September Song (alt)

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:54
• CD 4
• 1
  Whispering
  4:48
• 2
  Star Dust
  5:35
• 3
  Medley (My Ideal / Sweet Lorraine / Sweet and Lovely)
  11:47
• 4
  Don’t Blame Me
  7:48
• 5
  Medley (Star Dust / Memories of You / I Can't Get Started)
  11:03
• 6
  My Gal Sal
  5:38
• 7
  Indiana
  4:40
• 8
  I Got Rhythm
  4:52
• 9
  Rose Room
  7:49
• 10
  Sometimes I’m Happy
  7:49
• CD 5
• 1
  Don’t Blame Me
  8:53
• 2
  Worried and Blue
  7:08
• 3
  I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  5:06
• 4
  Embraceable You
  4:10
• 5
  These Foolish Things
  8:35
• 6
  Tea for Two
  7:08
• 7
  Lady Be Good
  4:34
• 8
  Embraceable You
  9:32
• 9
  Moonglow
  6:41
• CD 6
• 1
  Medley (Just You, Just Me / How High the Moon)
  9:53
• 2
  Rose Room
  7:14
• 3
  Body and Soul
  11:58
• 4
  Cherokee
  10:53
• 5
  Unidentified Title
  5:54
• 6
  Crazy Rhythm (Beginning cut)
  8:51
• 7
  Lullaby in Rhythm
  10:28
• 8
  What Is This Thing Called Love? (Beginning cut)
  11:16
• CD 7
• 1
  I Got Rhythm #1 (ending)
  0:37
• 2
  I Got Rhythm #2 (beginning cut)
  8:36
• 3
  Sweet Georgia Brown (beginning cut)
  9:45
• 4
  Cuckoo (Swing Test)

  Don Byas with Frank Froeba and His Boys in the Back Room
  2:51
• 5
  Sometimes I’m Happy

  Don Byas with Frank Froeba and His Boys in the Back Room
  2:20
• 6
  Body and Soul

  Don Byas with Frank Froeba and His Boys in the Back Room
  1:38
• 7
  Indiana

  Don Byas with Frank Froeba and His Boys in the Back Room
  3:45
• 8
  Comes the Don

  Cozy Cole's All Stars
  2:33
• 9
  Rosetta

  V-Disc All Star Jam Session
  4:44
• 10
  What’s the Matter Now?

  Clyde Hart’s All Stars
  2:52
• 11
  4-F Blues [G.I. Blues]

  Rubberlegs Williams with Clyde Hart’s All Stars
  2:20
• 12
  Seventh Avenue

  James "Trummy" Young's All Stars
  2:54
• 13
  Sorta Kinda

  James "Trummy" Young's All Stars
  2:44
• 14
  Ooh! Ooh! My! My! Oh! Oh!

  Dizzy Gillespie with Clyde Hart’s All Stars
  2:50
• 15
  Something for You

  Oscar Pettiford and His 18 All Stars
  2:31
• 16
  Worried Life

  Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra
  2:55
• 17
  Empty Bed Blues - Part 1

  Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra
  2:34
• 18
  Empty Bed Blues - Part 2

  Oscar Pettiford and His 18 All Stars
  2:33
• 19
  Comes the Don (alt)

  Cozy Cole's All Stars
  2:42
• 20
  Rosetta (alt)

  V-Disc All Star Jam Session
  5:18
• 21
  4-F Blues [G.I. Blues] (alt)

  Rubberlegs Williams with Clyde Hart’s All Stars
  2:28
• CD 8
• 1
  Good Bait

  Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
  2:58
• 2
  Salted Peanuts [Salt Peanuts]

  Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
  3:00
• 3
  Be-Bop [Dizzy Fingers]

  Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
  3:09
• 4
  Pennies From Heaven

  Don Byas All Star Quintet
  3:10
• 5
  Should I?

  Don Byas All Star Quintet
  2:36
• 6
  You Call It Madness, but I Call It Love

  Don Byas All Star Quintet
  2:54
• 7
  Jamboree Jump

  Don Byas All Star Quintet
  2:51
• 8
  The Jeep’s Jumpin’

  Nat Jaffe and the The V‐Disc Jumpers
  4:48
• 9
  Daddy-O

  Timmie Rogers and His All Star Orchestra
  2:52
• 10
  All Alone

  Savannah Churchill and Her Orchestra
  2:56
• 11
  Double Talk

  Don Byas and Orchestra
  3:29
• 12
  Fruit Salad

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:57
• 13
  Don John
  2:48
• 14
  Spots
  2:54
• 15
  Hallelujah

  Cozy Cole and His Quintette
  3:10
• 16
  Through for the Night

  Cozy Cole and His Quintette
  2:38
• 17
  Morning Madness

  Cyril Haynes Sextet
  3:56
• 18
  One Sad Thursday

  Cyril Haynes Sextet
  3:49
• 19
  Across the Road

  Cyril Haynes Sextet
  3:45
• 20
  Cedar Manor

  Cyril Haynes Sextet
  3:42
• 21
  I’d Do Anything for You

  Guarnieri Quartet
  2:44
• 22
  Sophisticated Lady

  Guarnieri Quartet
  3:07
• 23
  Armand the Groove

  Guarnieri Quartet
  3:01
• 24
  Dot’s My Baby

  Guarnieri Quartet
  2:53
• CD 9
• 1
  Little White Lies

  Don Byas' All Star Quintet
  2:50
• 2
  Deep Purple

  Don Byas' All Star Quintet
  3:04
• 3
  Them There Eyes

  Don Byas' All Star Quintet
  3:04
• 4
  You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere)

  Don Byas' All Star Quintet
  3:15
• 5
  Four or Five Times

  Trummy Young and the Guys From V-Discs
  5:13
• 6
  I Want a Little Girl

  Henry Wells, Trummy Young and the Guys From V-Discs
  5:26
• 7
  Three O’ Clock in the Morning

  Don Byas Quartet
  3:00
• 8
  One O’ Clock Jump

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:47
• 9
  Harvard Blues

  Don Byas Quartet
  3:08
• 10
  Slam-in’ Around

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:46
• 11
  A Woman Gets Tired of One Man

  George Williams and Orchestra
  2:55
• 12
  Don’t Care Blues

  George Williams and Orchestra
  2:50
• 13
  Laura

  The Don Byas Quartet
  2:48
• 14
  Star Dust

  The Don Byas Quartet
  3:05
• 15
  Slam, Don’t Shake Like That

  The Don Byas Quartet
  3:02
• 16
  Dark Eyes

  The Don Byas Quartet
  3:01
• 17
  The Lady in Debt

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  2:28
• 18
  They Raided the Joint

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  2:57
• 19
  Willie Mae Willow Foot

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  2:46
• 20
  Race Horse Mama Blues

  Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra
  2:40
• 21
  Embraceable You

  The Don Byas Quartet
  3:02
• 22
  The Sheik of Araby

  The Don Byas Quartet
  3:08
• 23
  Super Session

  The Don Byas Quartet
  2:59
• 24
  Melody in Swing

  The Don Byas Quartet
  3:21
• CD 10
• 1
  The Gypsy
  2:25
• 2
  Nancy
  2:48
• 3
  Poor Butterfly
  3:00
• 4
  Annie Laurie

  All Star Rhythm Section
  3:00
• 5
  Once in a While

  Don Byas All Star Quartet
  3:18
• 6
  Avalon

  Don Byas All Star Quartet
  3:04
• 7
  Blue and Sentimental

  Don Byas All Star Quartet
  3:13
• 8
  My Melancholy Baby

  Don Byas All Star Quartet
  3:02
• 9
  Humoresque

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:48
• 10
  Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:59
• 11
  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:48
• 12
  Slamboree

  Don Byas Quartet
  2:58
• 13
  Diga Diga Do

  Benny Carter and His All Star Orchestra
  2:50
• 14
  Some of These Days

  Benny Carter and His All Star Orchestra
  2:44
• 15
  Rose Room

  Benny Carter and His Orchestra
  2:54
• 16
  Dark Glasses

  Don Redman and His Orchestra
  2:31
• 17
  Mickey Finn

  Don Redman and His Orchestra
  2:43
• 18
  You Go to My Head

  Don Byas and His Tenor Sax
  2:58
• 19
  Don’t You Know I Care? (Or Don’t You Care to Know)

  Don Byas and His Tenor Sax
  2:57
• 20
  Gloomy Sunday

  Don Byas and His Tenor Sax
  3:07
• 21
  More Than a Mood [At Home with the Blues]

  Don Byas and His Tenor Sax
  2:57

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Release credits

• Al Casey
  electric guitar [17-20], guitar [10.13-14, 7.15-18]
• Al Grey
  trombone [14-15]
• Al Hall
  double bass [9.21-24, 6.3-8, 3.1-2, 2.8-11, 2.24, 7.1-3, 7.10-14, 7.21]
• Al Lucas
  double bass [2.1, 2.20-21, 1.16]
• Albinia Jones
  vocal [12-15]
• Alton Moore
  trombone [8.9-10, 10.13-15]
• Andreas K. Meyer
  mastering, transfer
• Anita Bradley
  vocal [3-4]
• Ann Hathaway
  vocal [5]
• Anthony Gottuso
  steel-string acoustic guitar [4]
• Art Ford
  spoken vocals [4-7]
• Ben Bart
  task [8.11-14, 9.11-12, 10.1-3]
• Ben Webster
  tenor saxophone [17-20]
• Benny Carter
  alto saxophone [8.9-10, 10.13-15], arranger [10], conductor [9-10], trumpet [9-10]
• Benny Harris
  trumpet [3.1-2, 7.15-18, 2.16-19, 2.25-26]
• Benny Morton
  trombone [9.17-20, 3.1-2, 1.16, 2.1, 2.20-21, 7.15-18]
• Beryl Booker
  piano [18-20]
• Big Joe Turner
  vocal [8-11, 24]
• Bill Clifton
  piano [9, 20]
• Bill Coleman
  trumpet [7.15-18, 8.9-10]
• Bill Stegmeyer
  alto saxophone [5]
• Billy Taylor
  piano [15-16]
• Billy Taylor Sr.
  double bass [4-8, 15-16]
• Bob Haggart
  double bass [9.5-6, 7.9, 7.20]
• Bob Wyatt
  piano [16-17]
• Buck Clayton
  trumpet [1-6, 17-20]
• Buck Ram
  conductor [2-3, 22-23], task [2.1-3, 2.20-23, 1.1-11, 1.16-24]
• Buford Oliver
  drums (drum set) [17-20]
• Burnie Peacock
  alto saxophone [16-17]
• Charlie Drayton
  double bass [9-10]
• Charlie Parker
  alto saxophone [10-14, 21]
• Charlie Shavers
  trumpet [1.3-11, 1.20-24, 7.8-9, 7.19-20, 8.8]
• Claude Jones
  trombone [1-2]
• Clyde Hart
  celesta [4-5, 20], piano [7.10-18, 7.21, 1.1-11, 1.16-24, 2.1, 2.20-21, 8.1-3]
• Clyde Hart’s All Stars
  performing orchestra [10, 21]
• Coleman Hawkins
  tenor saxophone [8, 19]
• Cozy Cole
  drums (drum set) [3.1-2, 2.2-7, 2.22-23, 10.16-17, 7.8, 7.19, 8.4-7, 8.15-16]
• Cyril Haynes
  piano [17-20]
• Dave Rivera
  piano [2.4-7, 1.12-15, 1.25]
• Denzil Best
  drums (drum set) [1-4]
• Dexter Gordon
  tenor saxophone [15]
• Dick Kissinger
  double bass [4-7]
• Dick Vance
  trumpet [8.17-20, 10.16-17, 3.1-2]
• Dicky Wells
  trombone [13-15]
• Dizzy Gillespie
  trumpet [7.10-18, 7.21, 8.1-3, 2.12-15], vocal [3]
• Don Byas
  tenor saxophone [3.1-25, 10.1-21, 9.1-24, 5.1-9, 1.1-25, 4.1-10, 6.1-8, 8.1-24, 2.1-26, 7.1, 7.4-21]
• Don Gabor
  task [9.17-20, 7.8, 7.19]
• Don Redman
  alto saxophone [16-17], vocal [16]
• Earl Bostic
  alto saxophone [2.1-3, 2.20-23, 1.16, 3.1-2, 9.17-20], arranger [1-2], vocal [1]
• Eddie Barefield
  clarinet [1-2]
• Eddie Durham
  electric guitar [11-12]
• Eddie Safranski
  double bass [9.1-4, 10.5-8]
• Edwin Finckel
  piano [1-2]
• Emmett Berry
  trumpet [10.13-15, 1.12-15, 1.25]
• Ernie Caceres
  baritone saxophone [2-3, 22-23], clarinet [9, 20]
• Erroll Garner
  piano [10.9-12, 9.7-10]
• Flip Phillips
  tenor saxophone [13-14]
• Floyd Williams
  alto saxophone [2.1, 2.20-21, 1.1-2, 1.16-19]
• Frank Comstock
  arranger [15]
• Frank Froeba
  piano [4-7]
• Frankie Newton
  trumpet [2-11, 22-24]
• Franklin Skeete
  double bass [3-7, 16-24]
• Fred Radcliffe
  drums (drum set) [2.16-19, 2.25-26, 10.18-21, 3.3-7, 3.16-24]
• Freddie Green
  guitar [15]
• Gene Schroeder
  piano [4]
• Gene Sedric
  clarinet [2.12-14, 5.2], tenor saxophone [4.10, 2.15]
• George Johnson
  alto saxophone [1-2, 17-19]
• George T. Simon
  task [9.5-6, 8.8, 7.9, 7.20]
• George Washington
  trombone [9-10]
• George Williams
  vocal [11-12]
• Hal Singer
  tenor saxophone [1-3]
• Hank D'Amico
  clarinet [2.4-7, 7.8, 7.19]
• Harold Clark
  tenor saxophone [9-10]
• Harold McFadden
  electric guitar [5.8-9, 6.1-2]
• Henderson Chambers
  trombone [16-17]
• Henry Glover
  trumpet [16-17]
• Henry Wells
  performer [6], trombone [5-6]
• Herb Abramson
  task [2.4-7, 2.12-15, 1.12-15, 1.25]
• Herb Ellis
  guitar [9, 20]
• Herman Mitchell
  guitar [9-10]
• Hot Lips Page
  mellophone [1, 17-18], trumpet [1.1-2, 1.16-19, 10.16-17, 2.1, 2.20-21, 6.6-8, 9.17-20], vocal [1.1, 1.16-18, 9.18-19]
• Ike Quebec
  tenor saxophone [1.16, 2.1, 2.20-21]
• Inez Cavanaugh
  vocal [1]
• Irving Berman
  task [8.1-3, 8.9-10, 7.15-18]
• J.C. Heard
  drums (drum set) [9.13-16, 8.21-24, 1.12-15, 1.25, 10.5-8, 10.13-15]
• J.C. Higginbotham
  trombone [17-20]
• J.J. Johnson
  trombone [9-10]
• Jack Parker
  drums (drum set) [1.3-11, 1.16, 1.20-24, 2.1, 2.20-21]
• James Cannady
  arranger [13]
• Jesse Brown
  trumpet [2.1, 2.20-21, 1.16]
• Jewell Grant
  alto saxophone [9-10]
• Jimmy Crawford
  drums (drum set) [5-6]
• Jimmy Jones
  piano [2.16-19, 2.25-26, 4.3-4, 4.10, 5.1-2]
• Jimmy Powell
  alto saxophone [1-3]
• Joe Keyes
  trumpet [2.1, 2.20-21, 1.16]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [13-15]
• Joe Thomas
  trumpet [4-7]
• Joe Turner
  piano [9]
• John Haughton
  trombone [9-10]
• John Levy
  double bass [2.16-19, 2.25-26, 8.11-14, 8.17-20], piano [5-6]
• John Mehegan
  piano [5]
• John Simmons
  double bass [10.13-15, 10.18-21, 1.1-2, 1.17-19]
• Johnny Blowers
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Johnny Bothwell
  alto saxophone [15-18]
• Johnny Guarnieri
  piano [10.5-8, 7.8, 7.19, 9.1-4, 9.13-16, 9.21-24, 8.4-7, 8.21-24]
• June Hawkins
  vocal [16]
• Ken Kersey
  piano [5-6]
• Kenneth Jackman
  vocal [8]
• Kenny Watts
  piano [11-14]
• Kirkland Bradford
  alto saxophone [6.3-8, 4.9, 7.3]
• Leo Guarnieri
  double bass [21-24]
• Leonard Gaskin
  double bass [8-15, 25]
• Leonard Ware
  electric guitar [12-15], guitar [8-11, 24]
• Les Schriber
  task [10.16-17, 8.17-20]
• Loren Schoenberg
  liner notes
• Loyal Walker
  trumpet [9-10]
• Lucky Thompson
  tenor saxophone [6.3-8, 7.2]
• Max Roach
  drums (drum set) [8.9-10, 3.8-15, 3.25]
• Merle Pitt
  accordion [7], celesta [4-6]
• Michael Cuscuna
  executive
• Mike Bryan
  guitar [9.5-6, 7.10-14, 7.21]
• Milt Hinton
  double bass [12-15, 25]
• Money Johnson
  trumpet [16-17]
• Morty Kline
  task [5-8]
• Nancy Conforti
  transfer
• Nat Jaffe
  piano [8]
• Neal Hefti
  arranger [14], trumpet [13-15]
• Nils Winther
  transfer
• Oscar Pettiford
  double bass [7.15-18, 8.1-3]
• Pete Johnson
  piano [8-11, 24]
• Phil Edmund
  trumpet [9-10]
• Porter Kilbert
  alto saxophone [9-10]
• Red Norvo
  vibraphone [2-3, 22-23]
• Remo Palmier
  guitar [2-3, 22-23]
• Roger Jones
  trumpet [1-2]
• Rubberlegs Williams
  vocal [10-11, 16-18, 21]
• Ruble Blakey
  vocal [1-2]
• Rudy Williams
  alto saxophone [8-10, 23-24]
• Rufus Webster
  piano [9.17-20, 8.9-10]
• Russell Procope
  alto saxophone [13-15]
• Sammy Benskin
  piano [5.7-9, 6.1-2]
• Sammy Price
  piano [12-15]
• Sandy Williams
  trombone [10.13, 9.17-20]
• Sanford Gold
  piano [8-15, 25]
• Savannah Churchill
  vocal [10]
• Scott Wenzel
  liner notes, task
• Serge Chaloff
  baritone saxophone [15-18]
• Shad Collins
  trumpet [2-3, 22-23]
• Shelly Manne
  drums (drum set) [7.15-18, 8.1-3]
• Shorty Rogers
  trumpet [13-15]
• Sid Catlett
  drums (drum set) [9.21-24, 1.1-2, 1.17-19, 7.4-7]
• Sid Weiss
  double bass [4-7]
• Slam Stewart
  double bass [9.7-10, 9.13-16, 1.3-11, 1.20-24, 4.6-10, 5.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.22-23, 7.8, 7.19, 10.4, 10.9-12]
• Slick Jones
  drums (drum set) [11-14]
• Sonny White
  piano [13-15]
• Specs Powell
  drums (drum set) [9-14, 20-21]
• Symphony Sid Torin
  spoken vocals [1-2]
• Talib Daawud
  trumpet [9-10]
• Ted Sturgis
  double bass [5-6]
• Teddy Brannon
  celesta [4, 17], piano [6.3-4, 3.3-7, 3.16-24]
• Teddy Reig
  task [7.10-14, 7.21, 2.8-11, 2.16-18, 2.24-26, 3.3-25]
• Teddy Wilson
  piano [2-3, 22-23]
• The V‐Disc All Stars
  instrument [9, 20], performer [8.8, 9.5-6]
• Thelonious Monk
  piano [6.5-8, 7.2-3]
• Timmie Rogers
  vocal [9]
• Tiny Grimes
  electric guitar [7.8, 7.19, 8.15-16, 3.1-2], guitar [1.16, 2.1, 2.20-21]
• Tony Janak
  task [9.5-6, 7.9, 7.20]
• Tony Scott
  alto saxophone [13-15], clarinet [1-2], piano [21]
• Trummy Young
  performer [5-6], trombone [9.5-6, 8.1-3, 10.13-15, 7.9-10, 7.12-18, 7.20-21], vocal [7.12-14, 9.5-6]
• Tyree Glenn
  trombone [2-3, 22-23]
• Vic Dickenson
  trombone [4.10, 7.15-18, 6.2, 1.16, 2.1, 2.20-21]
• Walter "Foots" Thomas
  tenor saxophone [1-2]
• Willard Brown
  baritone saxophone [10.13-15, 8.9-10]
• William Oscar Smith
  double bass [12-15]
• William Simon
  task [9.13-16, 8.21-24, 10.4, 10.18-21]
• Willie Smith
  alto saxophone [6]
• [unknown]
  brushes [5-8]
• ‘Doc’ West
  drums (drum set) [9.7-10, 10.9-12, 2.8-15, 2.24, 8.8, 8.17-20]
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Issues

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  C
  Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

  10x CD
  November 2023