Don Byas - Anthropology

Styles: Saxophone Jazz 

Year: 2009

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 52:26

Size: 120,1 MB

Art: Front

( 5:51)  1. Anthropology

( 7:29)  2. There Will Never Be Another You

( 6:20)  3. Walkin'

(10:31)  4. A Night in Tunisia

( 7:16)  5. Billie's Bounce

( 7:39)  6. Don't Blame Me

( 7:17)  7. Moonlight In Vermont

Don Byas was one of the great tenor saxophonists in jazz history but, due to his decision to move permanently to Europe in 1946, he remains very underrated in the jazz history books. This superlative set (in which he is backed by pianist Bent Axen, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer William Schiopffe) finds Byas stretching out in a club on five jazz standards; listen to him tear into "Anthropology" and "Billies's Bounce." It is hard to believe, listening to this heated music, that Byas (who would live until 1972) only would be recorded twice more as a leader. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/anthropology-mw00008930

Personnel:  Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas;  Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen;  Drums – William Schiöpffe;  Piano – Bent Axen

Anthropology

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