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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. Autumn Nocturne ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  4. Let My Fingers Go! ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  5. Inside Out 6:49 Al Cohn (1955) trombone
  6. Fingerpoppin' Blues ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  7. Baltimore 3:01 Herbie Fields (1955) trombone
  8. The Goof and I ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  9. Forty-Second Street ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  10. Requiem for "Lips" ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  11. Sunday Scene ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  12. Sonny's Tune ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  13. Cherokee ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  14. Glad to Be Unhappy ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  15. But Not for Me ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  16. The Lady Is a Tramp 2:34 Herbie Fields (1955) trombone
  17. Autumn Leaves 6:11 Al Cohn (1955) trombone
  18. Nutcraker Swing 3:01 Herbie Fields (1955) trombone
  19. Serenade for Kathy 7:00 Al Cohn (1955) trombone
  20. Lucky to Be Me ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  21. Three Short Dances for Solo Clarinet ?:?? Tony Scott Septet (1955) trombone
  22. In a Little Spanish Town ?:?? Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods (1955) trombone
  23. Black Bottom 3:39 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  24. The Changing Scene 2:13 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  25. The Turning Point 2:33 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  26. Byers' Guide ?:?? Joe Newman Sextet (1956) trombone
  27. Qu'est-ce que t'as mon vieux ? 2:06 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  28. Vogue ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  29. Anything Goes 3:43 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  30. Moi j'suis dans le coup (Saints Rock and Roll) 2:38 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  31. Kenny's Special ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  32. T'es partie en socquettes 2:10 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  33. Illusion ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  34. Et là-bas ? 2:10 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  35. Intermezzo 2:18 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  36. J'en ai assez (Eddie My Love) 2:05 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  37. Le rouquin râle 2:29 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  38. Love Me or Leave Me ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  39. Ferris Wheel 3:00 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  40. Trianon ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  41. Cinerama ?:?? Martial Solal (1956) trombone
  42. Charmaine 2:44 Manny Albam (1956) trombone
  43. T'es pas tombé sur la tête (See You Later Alligator) 2:19 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  44. J'ai j'té ma clef dans un tonneau d'goudron 2:17 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  45. Rock, rock 1:55 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  46. J'vais m'en j'ter un derrière la cravate 2:46 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  47. Great Big Bulging Eyes 2:48 Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (1956) trombone
  48. Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe ?:?? Joe Newman Sextet (1956) trombone
  49. Royal Garden Blues 3:39 Manny Albam (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://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87860108
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201352
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13921496r

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