Through the standards
Don Byas
Don Byas, tenor saxophone, is on 22 recordings across 19 tunes on this site, from 1944 to 1961. Most often alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Pierre Michelot and Joe Benjamin.
1940s
- Woody'n YouColeman Hawkins · 1944 · tenor saxophone · Apollo
- Good BaitDizzy Gillespie Sextet · 1945 · tenor saxophone · Manor
- I Can't Get StartedDizzy Gillespie Sextet · 1945 · tenor saxophone · Manor
- I Got RhythmDon Byas and Slam Stewart · 1945 · tenor saxophone
- Deep PurpleDon Byas' All Star Quintet · 1945 · tenor saxophone · Jamboree
- Smoke Gets in Your EyesDon Byas Quartet · 1945 · tenor saxophone · Ancha
- Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsDon Byas Quartet · 1945 · tenor saxophone · Ancha
- How High the MoonDon Byas Quintet · 1945 · tenor saxophone · Savoy
- A Night in TunisiaDizzy Gillespie · 1946 · tenor saxophone · RCA Victor
- September in the RainDon Byas Quartet · 1946 · tenor saxophone · Savoy
- Don't Worry 'Bout MeSarah Vaughan with the Teddy Wilson Octet · 1946 · tenor saxophone · Musicraft
- Ain't Misbehavin'Don Byas Quartet · 1946 · tenor saxophone · Swing
- RosettaDon Byas Quartet · 1947 · tenor saxophone · Parlophone
1950s
- Blue and SentimentalDizzy Gillespie Sextet · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Blue Star
- Ain't Misbehavin'Dizzy Gillespie Quintet · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Atlantic
- When It's Sleepy Time Down SouthDizzy Gillespie Quintet · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Blue Star
- LauraDon Byas Quartet · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Gitanes Jazz Productions
- She's Funny That WayDizzy Gillespie · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Vogue
- Somebody Loves MeDizzy Gillespie Jazz Ensemble · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Vogue
- Sweet LorraineThe Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Ensemble · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Vogue
- Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsDizzy Gillespie Jazz Ensemble · 1952 · tenor saxophone · Disques Vogue