Tenor Sax Solos By Don Byas

Don Byas' Swing Shifters

Released: 1954
Tracks: 8

1 more track from these dates went to Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2
2 more tracks from these dates went to Jam Session At Savoy
1 more track from these dates went to Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3
1 more track from these dates went to The Birth Of Bop Volume 2
6 more tracks from these dates went to Tenor Sax Solos

Who's on it

Don Byas – tenor sax
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Clyde Hart – piano
Slam Stewart – bass
Jack The Bear Parker – drums
Rudy Williams – alto sax
Benny Harris – trumpet
Jimmy Jones – piano
John Levy – bass
Fred Radcliffe – drums
Teddy Brannon – piano
Franklin Skeete – bass
Sanford Gold – piano
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Max Roach – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 5 sessions.

1Worried And BlueJuly 28, 1944 · S5492
2What Do You Want With My HeartAugust 17, 1944 · S5703
3CandyNovember 26, 1945 · S5845
4I Don't Know WhyMay 17, 1946 · S59048
5Old FolksMay 17, 1946 · S59050
6CherokeeMay 17, 1946 · S59051
7I've Found A New BabyAugust 21, 1946 · S3335
8MarieAugust 21, 1946 · S3336

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The 5 sessions

July 28, 1944NYCDon Byas' Swing Shifters
- Don Byas – tenor sax
- Charlie Shavers – trumpet
- Clyde Hart – piano
- Slam Stewart – bass
- Jack The Bear Parker – drums
1 track on this record · 6 takes that dayOpen the session →
August 17, 1944NYCDon Byas' Swing Shifters
- Don Byas – tenor sax
- Charlie Shavers – trumpet
- Rudy Williams – alto sax
- Clyde Hart – piano
- Slam Stewart – bass
- Jack The Bear Parker – drums
1 track on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →
November 26, 1945NYCDon Byas Quintet
- Don Byas – tenor sax
- Benny Harris – trumpet
- Jimmy Jones – piano
- John Levy – bass
- Fred Radcliffe – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
May 17, 1946NYCDon Byas Quartet
- Don Byas – tenor sax
- Teddy Brannon – piano
- Franklin Skeete – bass
- Fred Radcliffe – drums
3 tracks on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →
August 21, 1946NYCDon Byas Quartet
- Don Byas – tenor sax
- Sanford Gold – piano
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Max Roach – drums
2 tracks on this record · 9 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

7 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9007	Tenor Sax Solos	Don Byas	1952	Don Byas, Fred Radcliffe, Teddy Brannon, Franklin Skeete, Sanford Gold, Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
	MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Don Byas, Benny Harris, Jimmy Jones, John Levy, Fred Radcliffe, Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9021	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Don Byas, Charlie Shavers, Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart, Jack The Bear Parker, Rudy Williams
	MG 9030	Jam Session At Savoy	Various Artists	1954	Don Byas, Charlie Shavers, Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart, Jack The Bear Parker, Rudy Williams

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9013	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2	Various Artists	1952	Don Byas, Charlie Shavers, Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart, Jack The Bear Parker

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon, Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach

2 of them 22 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 109	Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars	1951	Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
PRLP 123	Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two	Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson	1952	Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Benny Harris, Max Roach
MGV-8008	Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6	Charlie Parker And His Orchestra	1956+	Benny Harris, Max Roach
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
MGN-4	Al Hibbler Favorites	Al Hibbler	1954	Charlie Shavers, Teddy Brannon
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Rudy Williams, Leonard Gaskin
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon
DLP-13	The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley	Max Roach Quartet	1955	Franklin Skeete, Max Roach
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Rudy Williams, Leonard Gaskin
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart
DEB-198	Autobiography In Jazz	Jazz Workshop	1956	Franklin Skeete, Max Roach
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Rudy Williams, Leonard Gaskin
MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Charlie Shavers, Teddy Brannon
CL 1036	The Jazz Makers	Various Artists	1957	Don Byas, Clyde Hart
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
MGV-8302	Stay With Me	Billie Holiday	1959	Charlie Shavers, Leonard Gaskin
PRLP 7253	Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Charlie Shavers, Slam Stewart