Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

Don Byas

Album
Label Mosaic Records Release date Format 10×CD Country 🇺🇸 United States Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/29130643

Tracklist 718:35

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
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