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Don Byas, Saxophone

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b. October 21, 1912; d. August 24, 1972

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Muskogee, OK

description

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He had a transitional tenor approach that bridged the gap between swing and bebop, as evidenced by his stints with numerous artists ranging from Walter Page’s Blue Devils to Dizzy Gillespie to Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.

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1944-1945

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Byas

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