name

Don Byas, Saxophone

dates

b. October 21, 1912; d. August 24, 1972

birth place

Muskogee, OK

description

He had a transitional tenor approach that bridged the gap between swing and bebop, as evidenced by his stints with numerous artists ranging from Walter Page’s Blue Devils to Dizzy Gillespie to Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.

hot disc

1944-1945

more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Byas