Inner City Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Don Byas
| Recorded | Dec 2, 1953 & May 19, 1955 |
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| Label | Inner City Records |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 870035 |
The record
Paris, 1953: the expatriate tenor finds himself surrounded by strangers, folding into Mary Lou Williams's trio and a rotating cast of French sidemen. His vibrato runs thick and unhurried, proof of how comfortably he'd made Europe home.
Session personnel
- Bonnie Wetzel — bass
- Buddy Banks — bass
- Pierre Michelot — bass
- Benny Bennet — drums
- Elaine Leighton — drums
- Gérard Pochonet — drums
- Mary Lou Williams — piano
- Maurice Vander — piano
- Beryl Booker — piano, vocals
- Don Byas — tenor saxophone
- Fats Sadi — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1974 | GNP Crescendo · GNP-9027 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1980 | Inner City Records |
| 1980 | Inner City Records · IC 7018 — Cassette, Album, Compilation |
| 1986 | Vogue · 502701 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Mixis · MXCD 03 — CD, Compilation |
| 1989 | Mixis · MXLP 03 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Musica Jazz · MJCD 1088 — CD, Compilation |
| 1997 | e.f.s.a. collection · JZ 071 — CD, Compilation |
| 1999 | BMG France · 74321 610212 — CD, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2009 | Inner City Records · IC 7018 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-45615 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| — | Vogue · K23P 6747 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, OBI |
| — | Vogue · 702701 — Cassette, Compilation, Stereo |
| — | Quality · XP-113 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
Follow the players
Bonnie Wetzel also plays on
Pierre Michelot also plays on
Benny Bennet also plays on