Melody in Swing, 1941-1945

Melody in Swing, 1941-1945 Artist: Don Byas
Label: Epm Musique
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 723723559623
EAN: 0723723559623
ASIN: B00000J8B8


Release Date: 1999-06-01

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Tracks:

  1. Jump The Blues Away
  2. Tuesday At Ten
  3. I Do Mean You
  4. Harvard Blues
  5. Sugar Blues
  6. Dance Of The Tambourine
  7. You Need Coachin' (Take 2)
  8. Byas'd Opinion
  9. Comes The Don
  10. Pennies From Heaven
  11. Should I?
  12. Jamboree Jump
  13. Fruit Salad
  14. Little White Lies
  15. Them There Eyes
  16. You Came Along (Out Of Nowhere)
  17. Melody In Swing (Out Of My Way)
  18. Blue And Sentimental
  19. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
  20. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A first rank Tenor.......2002-11-10

Don Byas was a great tenor man. After 1946 he spent most of his time in Europe, a fact that I believe limited his contact with the major developments in jazz, and stood in his way of becoming a more influential and involved figure in jazz history.
These recordings are from 1941-1945, and present Byas in pre-bop settings. He had a big but mellow sound, and was a master of harmony and chord changes. His playing does not move me as much as that of Lester Young's from that same period, but it is moving, and on each track I found myself waiting for his solo, and always finding it satisfying.
To me Byas was at his best playing ballads, which is a sign of true greatness. His ballads here - Smoke Gets In Your eyes, Out Of Nowhere and others, are all done with the technical and emotional mastery that has come to characterize him.
Just for his playing on OUt of Nowhere - this cd would be highly recommended. The rest is great, too.

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