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Billy Byers (01 May 1927 - 01 May 1996)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Relationships (4)

Founded

  1. Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Member Of

  1. Martial Solal Big Band trombone
  2. Septuor Jack Diéval
  3. Quincy Jones and His Orchestra

Recordings by (1)

  1. Lullaby Of Birdland ?:?? (1955)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Our Love Is Here to Stay ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  2. Abstraction ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  3. Inside Out 6:49 Al Cohn (1955) trombone
  4. Autumn Nocturne ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  5. Let My Fingers Go! ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  6. Fingerpoppin' Blues ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  7. Baltimore 3:01 Herbie Fields (1955) trombone
  8. Forty-Second Street ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  9. The Goof and I ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  10. The Lady Is a Tramp 2:34 Herbie Fields (1955) trombone
  11. Nutcraker Swing 3:01 Herbie Fields (1955) trombone
  12. Autumn Leaves 6:11 Al Cohn (1955) trombone
  13. Serenade for Kathy 7:00 Al Cohn (1955) trombone
  14. But Not for Me ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  15. Lucky to Be Me ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  16. Requiem for "Lips" ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  17. Sunday Scene ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  18. Three Short Dances for Solo Clarinet ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  19. Glad to Be Unhappy ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  20. In a Little Spanish Town ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  21. Cherokee ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  22. Sonny's Tune ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  23. Trianon ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  24. Kenny's Special ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  25. Illusion ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  26. Love Me or Leave Me ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  27. Cinerama ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  28. Vogue ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  29. Anything Goes 3:43 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  30. Black Bottom 3:39 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  31. The Changing Scene 2:13 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  32. The Turning Point 2:33 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  33. Charmaine 2:44 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  34. Intermezzo 2:18 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  35. Ferris Wheel 3:00 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  36. Byers' Guide ?:?? Joe Newman Sextet (1956) trombone
  37. T'es pas tombé sur la tête (See You Later Alligator) 2:19 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  38. Qu'est-ce que t'as mon vieux ? 2:06 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  39. Le rouquin râle 2:29 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  40. J'en ai assez (Eddie My Love) 2:05 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  41. T'es partie en socquettes 2:10 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  42. Moi j'suis dans le coup (Saints Rock and Roll) 2:38 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  43. Et là-bas ? 2:10 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  44. J'vais m'en j'ter un derrière la cravate 2:46 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  45. Rock, rock 1:55 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  46. J'ai j'té ma clef dans un tonneau d'goudron 2:17 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  47. Great Big Bulging Eyes 2:48 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  48. Royal Garden Blues 3:39 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  49. Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe ?:?? Joe Newman Sextet (1956) trombone

Orchestrated

  1. Round About Midnight 3:31 Sacha Distel (1956)

Credited as (6)

  1. Billy Byers & Hal McKusick
  2. Coleman Hawkins & Billy Byers
  3. Billy Byers & His Orchestra
  4. Coleman Hawkins with Billy Byers and His Orchestra
  5. Sacha Distel, arr. by Bill Byers
  6. Joe Newman, Billy Byers, Davey Schildkraut, Herbie Mann, David Amram, Ralph Burns, Milt Hinton

Works (34)

Wrote

  1. Great Big Bulging Eyes

Composed

  1. Doodle-Oodle
  2. Olympia Orgy
  3. On serait des chats
  4. N°1 for Sacha
  5. Thanks Bill
  6. A Piece of Pizza
  7. Blues for Tiny
  8. Scotch Bop
  9. Competition
  10. Sacha, Bill et Bobby
  11. No Sad Song for Sacha
  12. Stop and Go
  13. Count Me In

Orchestrated

  1. Our Favorite Son
  2. No Man Left for Me
  3. Presents for Mrs. Rogers
  4. Will-a-Mania (reprise) / Without You
  5. Never Met a Man I Didn't Like
  6. Let's Go Flying
  7. Will-a-Mania
  8. Never Met a Man I Didn’t Like
  9. Give a Man Enough Rope
  10. It's a Boy
  11. So Long Pa
  12. My Unknown Someone
  13. Wild West Show / Dog Act
  14. We're Heading for a Wedding
  15. The Big Time
  16. My Big Mistake
  17. The Ziegfeld Follies (My Big Mistake)
  18. Marry Me Now / I Got You / First Act Finale
  19. Entr'acte / Give a Man Enough Rope / Rope Act
  20. Look Around

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87860108
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6j67hq4
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134609255
  4. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=73323
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13921496r
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201352
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87860108

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/281335

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000086592

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125792/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/120018577

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863043