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Bill Byers provided trombone for [[Waka/Jawaka]], [[The Grand Wazoo]], and [[Quaudiophiliac]].
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'''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. He may have had a part in the arranging of [[Peaches En Regalia]].
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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]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 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.