Savoy session · in the studio
August 21, 1946
Don Byas Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Tenor Sax Solos, Tenor Sax Solos By Don Byas
In the room
Don Byas – tenor sax- Sanford Gold – piano
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
Max Roach – drums
The takes
2 of these 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S3329 | Living My Life For You | MG 9007 |
| S3330 | To Each His Own | MG 9007 |
| S3331A | They Say It's Wonderful | MG 9007 |
| S3332A | Cynthia's In Love | MG 9007 |
| S3333A | September Song | MG 9007 |
| S3334A | St. Louis Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy 626 |
| S3335 | I've Found A New Baby | MG 15043 |
| S3336 | Marie | MG 15043 |
| S3337 | If I Loved You | Not issued at the time |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 9007 · 1952Tenor Sax SolosDon Byas
MG 15043 · 1954Tenor Sax Solos By Don ByasDon Byas' Swing ShiftersTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 8 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 |
 | MG 9022 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1953 | Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach |
 | MG 9023 | The Birth Of Bop Volume 2 | 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 |
 | PRLP 7023 | Trombone By Three | J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green | 1956 | Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach |
 | MG 12106 | J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets | J.J. Johnson's Beboppers | 1957 | Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach |
 | PRLP 7253 | Looking Back | J.J. Johnson | 1963 | Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach |