In the collection
2 records
Played with
Coleman Hawkins
1 record together
Stan Getz
1 record together
Billie Holiday
1 record together
Lester Young
1 record together
Charlie Parker
1 record together
Art Tatum
1 record together
Stan Getz Quintet
1 record together
Stan Getz Quartet
1 record together
The Charlie Parker Quintet
1 record together
Kenny Clarke
1 record together
Jimmy Gourley
1 record together
James F. Hanley
1 record together
About
American jazz tenor saxophonist
Born October 21, 1912, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA, died August. 24, 1972, Amsterdam, Netherlands
From a musical family, he succeeded in the orchestra of in 1941 and played with bop musicians in small groups, although he considered himself a swing musician. For the last quarter century of his life, Byas was based in Europe initially settling in Paris before moving to the Netherlands. He died from lung cancer.