Don Byas

Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

Release date November, 2023

Tracklist

1
Dance of the Tambourine
3:04
3:04
2
Paging Mr. Page
2:57
2:57
3
Riffin' and Jivin'
2:57
2:57
4
Free and Easy -2
2:52
2:52
5
Worried and Blue
3:17
3:17
6
Don’s Idea -2
2:55
2:55
7
Savoy Jam Party, Part 2
3:14
3:14
8
Savoy Jam Party No. 1
3:01
3:01
9
1944 Stomp
3:03
3:03
10
What Do You Want With My Heart?
3:00
3:00
11
Bass C Jam
2:55
2:55
12
Sweet and Lovely
3:00
3:00
13
White Rose Kick
2:34
2:34
14
My Deep Blue Dream
2:59
2:59
15
Byas’d Opinions
2:31
2:31
16
I Got What It Takes
3:09
3:09
17
Dance of the Tambourine (alt #1)
2:53
2:53
18
Dance of the Tambourine (alt #2)
3:08
3:08
19
Paging Mr. Page (alt)
2:25
2:25
20
Free and Easy
3:42
3:42
21
Don’s Idea (BD)
1:01
1:01
22
Don’s Idea (alt)
2:55
2:55
23
1944 Stomp (BD)
2:50
2:50
24
1944 Stomp (alt)
3:08
3:08
25
Deep Blue Dream (alt)
3:04
3:04
26
Good for Stompin’ (-3)
3:09
3:09
27
Twilight in Teheran
2:59
2:59
28
Swing Street
3:12
3:12
29
Hank’s Pranks
2:49
2:49
30
Juke Box Judy
2:58
2:58
31
Shy Little Witch From Greenwich
3:01
3:01
32
Gone at Dawn
2:54
2:54
33
S.K. Blues, Part 1
3:02
3:02
34
S.K. Blues, Part 2
2:59
2:59
35
Johnson & Turner Blues
3:01
3:01
36
Watch That Jive
2:58
2:58
37
Evil Gal Blues
3:08
3:08
38
Salty Papa Blues
2:58
2:58
39
Albinia’s Blues
2:48
2:48
40
What’s the Matter With Me
2:53
2:53
41
Candy
3:19
3:19
42
How High the Moon
2:57
2:57
43
Donby
3:12
3:12
44
Byas-a-Drink
2:46
2:46
45
Good for Stompin'
3:30
3:30
46
Good for Stompin’ (BD)
2:29
2:29
47
Twilight in Teheran (alt)
3:02
3:02
48
Swing Street (alt)
3:00
3:00
49
Johnson and Turner Blues (alt)
3:06
3:06
50
Candy (alt #1)
3:18
3:18
51
Candy (alt #2)
3:31
3:31
52
Hurricane Blues
3:13
3:13
53
All On
3:15
3:15
54
I Don't Know Why
3:02
3:02
55
London‐Donnie
2:54
2:54
56
Old Folks
3:05
3:05
57
Cherokee
3:02
3:02
58
September in the Rain
3:00
3:00
59
Living My Life
2:58
2:58
60
To Each His Own
2:59
2:59
61
They Say It’s Wonderful
2:28
2:28
62
Cynthia’s in Love
2:51
2:51
63
September Song
2:58
2:58
64
St. Louis Blues
3:01
3:01
65
I’ve Found a New Baby
2:43
2:43
66
Marie
2:59
2:59
67
I Don’t Know Why (alt)
3:01
3:01
68
Danny Boy (London‐Donnie) (alt)
3:04
3:04
69
Cherokee (alt #1)
2:53
2:53
70
Cherokee (BD #1)
2:08
2:08
71
Cherokee (BD #2)
1:32
1:32
72
Cherokee (alt #2)
3:11
3:11
73
September in the Rain (BD #1)
3:18
3:18
74
September in the Rain (BD #2)
1:58
1:58
75
September in the Rain (alt)
2:45
2:45
76
September Song (alt)
2:54
2:54
77
Whispering
4:48
4:48
78
Star Dust
5:35
5:35
79
Medley (My Ideal / Sweet Lorraine / Sweet and Lovely)
11:47
11:47
80
Don't Blame Me
7:48
7:48
81
Medley (Star Dust / Memories of You / I Can't Get Started)
11:03
11:03
82
My Gal Sal
5:38
5:38
83
Indiana
4:40
4:40
84
I Got Rhythm
4:52
4:52
85
Rose Room
7:49
7:49
86
Sometimes I’m Happy
7:49
7:49
87
Don't Blame Me
8:53
8:53
88
Worried and Blue
7:08
7:08
89
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
5:06
5:06
90
Embraceable You
4:10
4:10
91
These Foolish Things
8:35
8:35
92
Tea for Two
7:08
7:08
93
Lady Be Good
4:34
4:34
94
Embraceable You
9:32
9:32
95
Moonglow
6:41
6:41
96
Medley (Just You, Just Me / How High the Moon)
9:53
9:53
97
Rose Room
7:14
7:14
98
Body and Soul
11:58
11:58
99
Cherokee
10:53
10:53
100
Unidentified Title
5:54
5:54
101
Crazy Rhythm (Beginning cut)
8:51
8:51
102
Lullaby in Rhythm
10:28
10:28
103
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Beginning cut)
11:16
11:16
104
I Got Rhythm #1 (ending)
0:37
0:37
105
I Got Rhythm #2 (beginning cut)
8:36
8:36
106
Sweet Georgia Brown (beginning cut)
9:45
9:45
107
Cuckoo (Swing Test)
2:51
2:51
108
Sometimes I’m Happy
2:20
2:20
109
Body and Soul
1:38
1:38
110
Indiana
3:45
3:45
111
Comes The Don
2:33
2:33
112
Rosetta
4:44
4:44
113
What’s the Matter Now?
2:52
2:52
114
4‐F Blues
2:20
2:20
115
Seventh Avenue
2:54
2:54
116
Sorta Kinda
2:44
2:44
117
Oh, Oh, My, My, Ooh, Ooh
2:50
2:50
118
Something for You
2:31
2:31
119
Worried Life Blues
2:55
2:55
120
Empty Bed Blues – Part I
2:34
2:34
121
Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
2:33
2:33
122
Comes the Don (alt)
2:42
2:42
123
Rosetta (alt)
5:18
5:18
124
4-F Blues [G.I. Blues] (alt)
2:28
2:28
125
Good Bait
2:58
2:58
126
Salted Peanuts
3:00
3:00
127
Be-Bop
3:09
3:09
128
Pennies From Heaven
3:10
3:10
129
Should I
2:36
2:36
130
You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
2:54
2:54
131
Jamboree Jump
2:51
2:51
132
The Jeep’s Jumpin’
4:48
4:48
133
Daddy-O
2:52
2:52
134
All Alone
2:56
2:56
135
Double Talk
3:29
3:29
136
Fruit Salad
2:57
2:57
137
Don John
2:48
2:48
138
Spots
2:54
2:54
139
Hallelujah
3:10
3:10
140
Through for the Night
2:38
2:38
141
Morning Madness
3:56
3:56
142
One Sad Thursday
3:49
3:49
143
Across the Road
3:45
3:45
144
Cedar Manor
3:42
3:42
145
I’d Do Anything for You
2:44
2:44
146
Sophisticated Lady
3:07
3:07
147
Armand the Groove
3:01
3:01
148
Dot’s My Baby
2:53
2:53
149
Little White Lies
2:50
2:50
150
Deep Purple
3:04
3:04
151
Them There Eyes
3:04
3:04
152
Out of Nowhere
3:15
3:15
153
Four or Five Times
5:13
5:13
154
I Want a Little Girl
5:26
5:26
155
Three O’Clock in the Morning
3:00
3:00
156
One O’Clock Jump
2:47
2:47
157
Harvard Blues
3:08
3:08
158
Slam-In' Around
2:46
2:46
159
A Woman Gets Tired of One Man All the Time
2:55
2:55
160
Don’t Care Blues
2:50
2:50
161
Laura
2:48
2:48
162
Stardust
3:05
3:05
163
Slam, Don’t Shake Like That
3:02
3:02
164
Dark Eyes
3:01
3:01
165
The Lady in Debt
2:28
2:28
166
They Raided the Joint
2:57
2:57
167
Willie Mae Willow Foot
2:46
2:46
168
Race Horse Mama Blues
2:40
2:40
169
Embraceable You
3:02
3:02
170
The Sheik of Araby
3:08
3:08
171
Super Session
2:59
2:59
172
Melody in Swing
3:21
3:21
173
Gypsy
2:25
2:25
174
Nancy
2:48
2:48
175
Poor Butterfly
3:00
3:00
176
Annie Laurie
3:00
3:00
177
Once in a While
3:18
3:18
178
Avalon
3:04
3:04
179
Blue and Sentimental
3:13
3:13
180
My Melancholy Baby
3:02
3:02
181
Humoresque
2:48
2:48
182
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
2:59
2:59
183
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
2:48
2:48
184
Slamboree
2:58
2:58
185
Diga, Diga, Do
2:50
2:50
186
Some of These Days
2:44
2:44
187
Rose Room
2:54
2:54
188
Dark Glasses
2:31
2:31
189
Mickey Finn
2:43
2:43
190
You Go to My Head
2:58
2:58
191
Don't You Know I Care
2:57
2:57
192
Gloomy Sunday
3:07
3:07
193
More Than a Mood
2:57
2:57