Savoy session · in the studio
May 17, 1946
Don Byas Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Tenor Sax Solos By Don Byas, Tenor Sax Solos
In the room
Don Byas – tenor sax- Teddy Brannon – piano
- Franklin Skeete – bass
- Fred Radcliffe – drums
The takes
1 of these 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S59048 | I Don't Know Why | MG 15043 |
| S59049 | London Donnie | MG 9007 |
| S59050 | Old Folks | MG 15043 |
| S59051 | Cherokee | MG 15043 |
| S59052 | September In The Rain | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 621 |
5 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 9007 · 1952Tenor Sax SolosDon ByasTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9023 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 2 | Various Artists | 1953 | Don Byas, Fred Radcliffe |