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Don Byas
1947-1951
Compil. FR 2002 on Classics label
Jazz (Swing)
Track # 12 misspelled, should be "La Pena De Perder (Loser's Weepers)" Track #15 misspelled "Yesterday" in booklet, correctly as "Yesterdays" on back tray Track #24 co-composer erroneously credited as "Johnson". Full personnel for Bernard Hilda Y Su Orquesta (tracks #1 to 4) unknown Personnel for Luis Rovira Y Su Orquesta (tracks #7 to 11) unknown Recording information: #1 - Barcelona, August 12, 1947 #2, 3 - Barcelona, August 14, 1947 #4 - Barcelona, August 18, 1947 #5, 6 - Barcelona, October 11, 1947 #7 to 12 - Madrid, late 1947 #13, 14 - Paris, January 4, 1949 #15 - Paris, January 5, 1949 #16 to 21 - Paris, July 4, 1950 #22 to 24 - Paris, early 1951 Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.
Musicians
 | Don Byas ts, 1912-1972 US tenor saxophone, album by, written by |
 | Bernard Hilda Y Su Orquesta , ES performer on track |
 | Jean Freber acc, accordion |
 | Nat Paris , alto saxophone |
 | Armand Molinetti dr, *1915 FR drums |
| Georges Capitaine , guitar |
 | Miguel Ramos org, 1910-1978 ES piano |
 | Bernard Hilda , *1942 FR vocals, violin |
 | Jane Morgan voc, *1924 US vocals |
 | George Johnson , *1913 US alto saxophone |
| Sebastia Morera , bass |
| Antonio Bardaji , drums |
| Josep Ballester , guitar |
| Damia Cots , piano |
| Josep Puertas , trumpet |
 | Louis Williams , vocals |
 | Luis Rovira Y Su Orquesta , performer on track |
 | Luis Rovira sax, alto saxophone, clarinet, directed by |
| José Castro , vocals |
| Don Byas Big Four , performer on track |
 | Jean Bouchéty b, *1920 FR bass |
 | Roger Paraboschi dr, *1926 FR drums |
 | Bernard Peiffer p, 1922-1976 FR piano |
 | Don Byas And His Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Roger Grasset b, bass |
| Claude Marty , drums |
 | Jean-Jacques Tilché g, FR guitar |
 | Art Simmons p, *1926 US piano |
| Saratoga Jazz Hounds , performer on track |
 | Roland Bianchini b, FR bass |
 | François Galépidès dr, 1929-1987 FR drums |
 | Christian Azzi p, *1926 FR piano |
 | Guy Longnon tr, 1924-2014 FR trumpet |
Producers
| Anatol Schenker liner notes |
| Georges Hadjo photography by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quisiera Saber… (I Love You For Sentimental Reasons) | Bernard Hilda Y Su Orquesta | Marc Lanjean, William Best | 3:07 |
| 2 | Infiniment | Bernard Hilda Y Su Orquesta | Traditional | 3:06 |
| 3 | Siempre, Siempre | Bernard Hilda Y Su Orquesta | Traditional | 3:01 |
| 4 | Sonar En Ti | Bernard Hilda Y Su Orquesta | Edna Osser, F. Rolán, Marjorie Goetschius | 2:38 |
| 5 | Janine | Don Byas | Don Byas | 2:47 |
| 6 | Byas Jump (Walking Around) | Don Byas | Don Byas | 1:57 |
| 7 | Chicago Boogie | Luis Rovira Y Su Orquesta | Don Byas | 3:01 |
| 8 | The Man I Love | Luis Rovira Y Su Orquesta | George & Ira Gershwin | 3:07 |
| 9 | To Each His Own | Don Byas | Livingston & Evans | 2:56 |
| 10 | Riffin' And Jivin' | Don Byas | Don Byas | 2:52 |
| 11 | Manana SeraTarde (I Can't Get Up The Nerve To Kiss You) | Luis Rovira Y Su Orquesta | Artur Kaps, Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss | 2:39 |
| 12 | La Pena De Perder (Looser's Weepers) | Luis Rovira Y Su Orquesta | Sy Oliver, Trummy Young | 3:09 |
| 13 | All The Things You Are | Don Byas Big Four | Jerome Kern | 2:39 |
| 14 | All The Things You Are (Slower Version) | Don Byas Big Four | Jerome Kern | 2:45 |
| 15 | Yesterdays | Don Byas Big Four | Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach | 2:30 |
| 16 | Summertime | Don Byas And His Orchestra | George Gershwin | 2:45 |
| 17 | Talk Of The Town | Don Byas And His Orchestra | Gerald Levinson | 3:24 |
| 18 | Stardust | Don Byas And His Orchestra | Hoagy Carmichael | 3:14 |
| 19 | A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody | Don Byas And His Orchestra | Irving Berlin | 2:54 |
| 20 | Old Man River | Don Byas And His Orchestra | Jerome Kern | 2:44 |
| 21 | Flamingo | Don Byas And His Orchestra | Theodor Grouya | 2:53 |
| 22 | Just One Of Those Things | Saratoga Jazz Hounds | Cole Porter | 2:57 |
| 23 | Mean To Me | Saratoga Jazz Hounds | Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | 3:11 |
| 24 | Live And Love Tonite | Saratoga Jazz Hounds | Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow | 3:26 |
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