Savoy session · in the studio
July 28, 1944
Don Byas' Swing Shifters
- This day's music is on 2 records: Tenor Sax Solos By Don Byas, Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2
In the room
Don Byas – tenor sax
Charlie Shavers – trumpet- Clyde Hart – piano
Slam Stewart – bass- Jack The Bear Parker – drums · as Jack Parker
The takes
4 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| S5490 | Riffin' And Jivin' | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 582 |
| S5491-1 | Free And Easy | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2213 |
| S5491-2 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 524 |
| S5492 | Worried And Blue | MG 15043 |
| S5493-1 | Don's Idea | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2213 |
| S5493-2 | - | MG 9013 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 15043 · 1954Tenor Sax Solos By Don ByasDon Byas' Swing Shifters
MG 9013 · 1952Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2Various ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 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 |
 | MG 9030 | Jam Session At Savoy | Various Artists | 1954 | Don Byas, Charlie Shavers, Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart, Jack The Bear Parker |
2 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 12020 | Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie Sextet | 1955 | Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart |
 | CL 1036 | The Jazz Makers | Various Artists | 1957 | Don Byas, Clyde Hart |
 | PR 7584 | The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars | Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats | 1968 | Charlie Shavers, Slam Stewart |