Don Byas

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American jazz saxophonist human jazz musician tenor saxophonist

Don Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his sophisticated harmonic approach and as a key transitional figure between swing and bebop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American jazz saxophonist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
tenor saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1972 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
burialPlace Zorgvlied Cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Zorgvlied Cemetery, Amsterdam
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-10-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1972-08-24 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Byas ⓘ
fullName Carlos Wesley Byas ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Carlos ⓘ
influenced modern jazz saxophonists ⓘ
influencedBy Coleman Hawkins ⓘ
instrument tenor saxophone ⓘ
movement bebop era ⓘ
swing era ⓘ
notableFor being a transitional figure between swing and bebop ⓘ
sophisticated harmonic approach ⓘ
notableWork I Got Rhythm ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ
Laura ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
performedWith Art Blakey ⓘ
Ben Webster ⓘ
Benny Carter ⓘ
Billie Holiday ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
Don Redman ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Erroll Garner ⓘ
placeOfBirth Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Amsterdam ⓘ
surface form: Amsterdam, Netherlands
recordLabel Blue Note Records ⓘ
Prestige Records ⓘ
Savoy Records ⓘ
residence Amsterdam ⓘ
surface form: Amsterdam, Netherlands

New York City ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
surface form: Paris, France
stageName Don Byas self-link ⓘ

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Coleman Hawkins → influenced → Don Byas ⓘ
Jay McShann Orchestra → hasMember → Don Byas ⓘ
Chu Berry → influenced → Don Byas ⓘ
Don Byas → stageName → Don Byas self-link ⓘ
Hal Singer → associatedAct → Don Byas ⓘ