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Don Byas

This week In Jazz Legends 47/52

Anita O'Day, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Weather Report, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones , Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond, Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny

Beauty is in the Eyes (of the Listener)

From 'Bonita' to 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Beauty & Prettiness'. It has Cortijo y su Combo, Daniel Jobim, Billy Preston, Louis Armstrong and many more.

The Song Is Kern

From 'Why Do I Love You' to 'Pick Yourself Up', we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Jerome Kern'. It has Benny Golson, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Charlie Parker and many more.

Irving Berlin…Always

From 'Always' to 'Ive Got My Love To Keep Me Warm', we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Irving Berlin'. It has Stacey Kent, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and many more.

The Gershwins

From 'I got date with rhythm' to 'How Long Has This Been Going On', we have mixed 14 'Pure Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'George & Ira Gershwin'. It has Dinah Washington, Ray Charles, Al Jolson, Mary Lou WIlliams and many more.

The Nearness of Hoagy

From 'The nearness of you' to 'I Get Along Without You Very Well', we have mixed 14 'Pure Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Hoagy Carmichael'. It has Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Stephane Grappelli, Nina Simone and many more.

Girl, Girl, Girls!

From 'Candy Girl' to 'There Are Two Sides to Every Girl', we have mixed 16 'Strictly Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Girls'. It has Herbie Hancock, Don Byas, Stanley Turrentine, Billy May and many more.