Don Byas Interview (1965) Audio Only

[clifford_thornton]

Fascinating 1965 interview with Don Byas. Thanks to user "caravan" for the link. Heavy.

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc983758/m1/#track/1

[JSngry]

This Bob LaPlante? http://www.passport-collector.com/life-us-diplomatic-courier/

[clifford_thornton]

Yes.

[Cyril]

Thanks for posting.

[romualdo]

Cheers for posting the link - what an erudite person he was. Fishing (I knew about) but not the weightlifting. Favourite author was Edgar Alan Poe. Interview was recorded in 65 (during the Stockholm Jazz Festival) & he moved to Europe in 46 - his accent over the 20 years had developed into a very continental one. Fascinating 20 minutes of Don Carlos. Love his music!!

[JSngry]

That club date recording is wonderful!

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, I need to go back and give that one a concentrated spin.

[Caravan]

Are you guys referring to the "unidentified live performance" that comes right after the Bob LaPlante interview? That's not Byas, but - guess what - unidentified performers.

[JSngry]

Yes, I was, and wow, that explains why I thought it interesting that Don Byas had acquired some kind of Gene Ammons influence!

Benny Golson, maybe? Or, what European player was working in that style? It's not consistently Jug-ish, but there are several touches that speak out.

[JSngry]

Ok, definitely not Golson, never mind. But somebody's listened to a LOT of Jug. And to their credit they didn't try to match the bigness of his sound, but went for the concurrent lightness within it.

[Caravan]

I suspect the culprits are European. In fact, as soon as I heard the drummer, I thought "Europe".

The garnerish pianist that comes after it is - towards the end - identified as Danish, with German bass and drums.

[clifford_thornton]

Interesting, okay -- yeah I just caught a few seconds of it and hadn't gone back to give it a spin. Thanks.