
Don Byas
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 52 years ago |
Date of birth | October 21,1912 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Muskogee |
Oklahoma | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 24,1972 |
Died | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Music groups | Count Basie Orchestra |
Genres | Bebop |
Swing Music | |
Job | Saxophonist |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Instruments | Tenor Saxophone |
Groups | Count Basie Orchestra |
Albums | Midnight at Minton's |
Amoureusement Vôtre | |
In Paris | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 578831 |
Don Byas Life story
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led his own band. He lived in Europe for the last 26 years of his life.