Sax Expat Nick Foard Arthur Freeman

Arthur Freeman

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Sax Expat Nick Foard Arthur FreemanDon Byas (1913 1972) may be lesser known than the counterparts he played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others but he was an enigma. He never stayed with a band for long, and eventually went solo partly to make more money and partly due to his inability to work with bandleaders. Often drinking to excess, alcohol fueled his sometimes erratic behavior on and off the bandstand. He went through at least thirteen different