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Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, most associated with 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.

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  • Byas (Carlos Wesley, dit Don), saxophoniste américain (Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1912 - Amsterdam, Pays-Bas, 1972). (fr)
  • Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, most associated with 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. (en)
  • Don Byas (* 21. Oktober 1912 in Muskogee, Oklahoma als Carlos Wesley Byas; † 24. August 1972 in Amsterdam) war ein Jazz-Tenorsaxophonist. Der Tenorsaxophonist Don Byas gilt als Bindeglied und Musiker des Übergangs von der Coleman Hawkins-Schule zu den Neuerungen des Bebops um Charlie Parker und Lucky Thompson. Er begann in den Big Bands des Swing, wie Andy Kirk und Count Basie. Am meisten in Erinnerung wird seine Kunst des Balladenspiels (Laura, These Foolish Things) bleiben. Durch seine lange Abwesenheit von der amerikanischen Jazzszene ist er schnell in Vergessenheit geraten. (de)
  • Don Byas nació en Muskogee, Oklahoma. Sus padres eran músicos. Su madre tocó el piano y su padre el clarinete. Byas empezó su formación en música clásica, aprendiendo a tocar el violín, el clarinete y el saxo alto, el cual tocó hasta el fin de los años 20. Benny Carter, quién tocó muchos instrumentos, era su ídolo en este tiempo. Byas empezó a tocar en orquestas locales a la edad de 17 años, con Bennie Moten, Terrence Holder y Walter Page. Fundó y dirigió su propia banda de college, Don Carlos and His Collegiate Ramblers, durante 1931-32, en el Langston College, Oklahoma. (es)
  • Prima di trasferirsi definitivamente in Europa, Byas fu uno degli strumentisti di punta del nascente bebop. Negli anni successivi al suo trasferimento, pur rimanendo un modello per gli specialisti del suo strumento, a causa della lontananza dalla madrepatria, sembrò perdere parte della sua influenza. Dotato di una voce calda e potente e di un profondo vibrato, molto simile a quello di Coleman Hawkins, Byas, sempre tenuto nella massima considerazione dai suoi contemporanei, era una voce insolita nel panorama bebop, in cui i sassofonisti preferivano ispirarsi alla sonorità di Lester Young. Come Ben Webster (un altro tenorista jazz che scelse l'Europa come sua residenza), Byas trovava la massima ispirazione e liricità soprattutto nella esecuzione delle ballad. (it)
  • NE WESLEY CARLOS DON BYAS (fr)
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