Don Byas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Don_Byas
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Andy_Kirk
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Benny_Carter
gptkb:Coleman_Hawkins
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Don_Redman
gptkbp:award gptkb:Down_Beat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame_(posthumous)
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-10-21
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Carlos_Wesley_Byas
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Muskogee,_Oklahoma,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Amsterdam,_Netherlands
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-08-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Amsterdam,_Netherlands
gptkbp:genre bebop
jazz
swing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Don Byas
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Cherokee
gptkb:Laura
gptkb:How_High_the_Moon
gptkb:September_Song
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
composer
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Swing_Records
gptkb:Savoy_Records
gptkb:Black_&_Blue_Records
gptkb:Blue_Star_Records
gptkb:Disques_Vogue
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Arlette_Byas
gptkb:Vivian_Byas
gptkbp:yearsActive 1930s–1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Lion_Records
gptkb:Langston_University
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6