Carlos Wesley Byas

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Carlos Wesley Byas, better known as Don Byas, was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist noted for his sophisticated harmonic approach and role in the transition from swing to bebop.

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Carlos Wesley Byas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bebop musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
swing musician ⓘ
tenor saxophonist ⓘ
activeIn 20th-century jazz ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Don Byas ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
familyName Byas ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Carlos ⓘ
Wesley ⓘ
influenced development of modern jazz saxophone ⓘ
later bebop saxophonists ⓘ
instrument tenor saxophone ⓘ
movement bebop era ⓘ
swing era ⓘ
name Carlos Wesley Byas ⓘ
notableFor role in transition from swing to bebop ⓘ
sophisticated harmonic approach ⓘ
notableInstrument tenor saxophone ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
partOf American jazz tradition ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
styleCharacteristic advanced harmonic vocabulary ⓘ
virtuosic improvisation ⓘ

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Don Byas → fullName → Carlos Wesley Byas ⓘ
Carlos Wesley Byas → name → Carlos Wesley Byas ⓘ