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− | Bill Byers provided trombone for [[Waka/Jawaka]], [[The Grand Wazoo]], and [[Quaudiophiliac]]. | + | '''Bill Byers''' provided trombone for [[Waka/Jawaka]], [[The Grand Wazoo]], and [[Quaudiophiliac]]. |
− | Mr Billy Byers (as credited on jazz and popular music recordings) was a highly respected arranger for Count Basie and other bands. | + | Mr Billy Byers (as credited on jazz and popular music recordings) was a highly respected arranger for Count Basie and other bands. He made a very good living as a ghost arranger in the studios when jazz was not popular and surely did much of the Zappa jazz-fusion arrangements for ''Waka Jawaka'' and ''Grand Wazoo''. Byers may have had a part in the arranging of [[Peaches En Regalia]]. |
− | [[Category:Bandmembers]] | + | [[Category:Bandmembers|Byers, Bill]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Trombonists|Byers, Bill]] |
+ | [[Category:Arrangers|Byers, Bill]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Trombonists|Byers, Bill]] |
Latest revision as of 11:07, 23 September 2020
Bill Byers provided trombone for Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo, and Quaudiophiliac.
Mr Billy Byers (as credited on jazz and popular music recordings) was a highly respected arranger for Count Basie and other bands. He made a very good living as a ghost arranger in the studios when jazz was not popular and surely did much of the Zappa jazz-fusion arrangements for Waka Jawaka and Grand Wazoo. Byers may have had a part in the arranging of Peaches En Regalia.