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Byard Lancaster
as, fl, 1942-2012 US, Philadelphia
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. William Byard Lancaster
American flute / saxophonist free-jazz / avant-garde / improviser artist, but with obvious soul and blues influences. Born : August 06, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died : August 23, 2012 in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Byard has started his career in the mid 60s and has worked with Sun Ra, McCoy Tyner, Memphis Slim or Bill Dixon to name a few, he also studied piano, singing, composing, arranging and conducting.
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Us | Byard Lancaster | 2008 | Single |
| Blue Train / Saint John Coltrane | Byard Lancaster | 2008 | Single |
| "A" Heavenly Sweetness | Byard Lancaster | 2005 | Album |
| Philadelphia Spirit In New York | Byard Lancaster, Odean Pope, Edward Crockett, J.R. Mitchell | 2001 | Album |
| Crossroads | David Eyges Trio With Byard Lancaster & Sunny Murray | 2000 | Compil. |
| Pull Out / Citizens / Us | Skyjuice / Darkleaf / Byard Lancaster | 1999 | Album |
| Worlds | Byard Lancaster | 1993 | Album |
| Lightnin' Strikes! | David Eyges & Byard Lancaster | 1989 | Album |
| Crossroads | David Eyges With Byard Lancaster & Sunny Murray | 1982 | Album |
| The Arrow | David Eyges with Byard Lancaster | 1981 | Album |
| Personal Testimony | Byard Lancaster | 1980 | Album |
| Documentation: The End Of A Decade | Byard Lancaster | 1980 | Album |
| Funny Funky Rib Crib | Byard Lancaster | 1979 | Album |
| Live '78 | Byard Lancaster / Khan Jamal | 1978 | Album |
| Exodus | Byard Lancaster | 1977 | Album |
| Anthology 1945/1975 | Jef Gilson, Bobby Jaspar, Byard Lancaster | 1975 | Album |
| Mother Africa | Clint Jackson III, Byard Lancaster | 1974 | Album |
| Us | Byard Lancaster, Steve McCall, Sylvin Marc | 1974 | Single |
| Exactement | Byard Lancaster, Keno Speller | 1974 | Album |
| Live At Macalester College 72 | J.R. Mitchell / Byard Lancaster | 1972 | Album |
| It's Not Up To Us | Byard Lancaster | 1968 | Album |
| Exactement Volume 1 | Byard Lancaster - Keno Speller | Album |
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