Slam stewart don byas biography
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Slam Stewart
American jazz double bassist
Slam Stewart | |
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Slam Stewart, c. 1946 | |
| Birth name | Leroy Elliott Stewart |
| Born | (1914-09-21)September 21, 1914 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1987(1987-12-10) (aged 73) Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
Musical artist
Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987)[1] was an American jazz double-bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before switching to bass at the age of 20.
Biography
[edit]Stewart was born in Englewood, New Jersey, United States[2] and began playing string bass while attending Dwight Morrow High School.[3] While attending the Boston Conservatory, he heard Ray Perry singing along with his violin.[1] This gave him the inspiration to fol
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Don Byas was one of the few musicians of his era to strike a compromise between swing and bebop. In addition to the rhythmic feeling of modern jazz, he incorporated elements of Coleman Hawkins's harmonic advances and Lester Young's lyrical style. He often played with a relaxed subtone embroidered with gentle vibrato, reserving the boisterous "Texas tenor" sound for the climax of his solos. Lucky Thompson and Benny Golson claim him as an influence, and most modern tenor players are aware of his work as a bebop pioneer. The Byas influence of Golson’s phrasing is particularly strong.
Born to musical parents, Don studied violin and clarinet prior to the alto sax. In his teens, he worked in territorial bands based in Oklahoma City and then led his own band at Langston University (1931—32). After switching to tenor, Byas left Oklahoma in 1933 for California and spent four years in Los Angeles working for Li
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Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist
Musical artist
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972)[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led his own band. He lived in Europe for the last 26 years of his life.
Biography
[edit]Oklahoma and Los Angeles
[edit]Byas was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States.[2] Both of Byas' parents were musicians. His mother played the piano, and his father, the clarinet. Byas began his musical education in the European classical tradition, learning to play violin, clarinet and alto saxophone,[3] which he played until the end of the 1920s.[2]
Benny Carter, who played many instruments, was his idol at this time. Byas started to perform in local orchestras at the age of 17, with Bennie Moten, Terrence Holder and Walter Page.[2] H