Beryl Booker Trio With Don Byas

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

Don Byas & Le Beryl Booker Trio à Paris
Used Import - BVJJ-2969
1998 Japanese 10" mono reissue complete with Obi & insert. Recorded in 1954. Beryl Booker, piano, vocals; Don Byas, tenor saxophone; Elaine Leighton, drums; Bonnie Wetzel, double bass. Don Byas & Le Beryl Booker Trio à Paris captures a transatlantic meeting of elegance and fire. Recorded in Paris, the session pairs Don Byas’ luxuriant tenor tone with the crisp, swinging support of the Beryl Booker Trio. The performances balance bebop sophistication with relaxed European club atmosphere, letting melodies unfold with poise and quiet authority. Byas sounds lyrical and unhurried, Booker’s piano sharp yet graceful, each track breathing naturally. Intimate, stylish, and historically rich, this album is a beautiful document of jazz finding new air abroad while staying rooted in swing and soul. more