Lester Young – Blue Lester / Dreyfus Jazz Audio CD 2000 / FDM 36729-2

Name: Lester Young – Blue Lester / Dreyfus Jazz Audio CD 2000 / FDM 36729-2
SKU: 3460503672925
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Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.

Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. In contrast to many of his hard-driving peers, Young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated harmonies, using what one critic called "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike".

Known for his hip, introverted style, he invented or popularized much of the hipster jargon which came to be associated with the music.

Label:	Dreyfus Jazz – FDM 36729-2
Series:	Jazz Reference
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	France
Released:	2000
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Swing

Tracklist:

Lester Young Trio–

The Man I Love

Drums – Buddy Rich

Piano – Nat King Cole

Written-By – G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin*

4:50
2	Lester Young And His Band–	These Foolish Things Bass – Red Callender Drums – Henry "Tucker" Green* Guitar – Freddie Green Piano – Dodo Marmarosa Written-By – H. Link, H. Marvell, J. Strachey*

3:11
3	Lester Young Quintet–	Jump Lester Jump Bass – Rodney Richardson Drums – Shadow Wilson Guitar – Freddie Green Piano – Count Basie Written-By – L. Young*

3:19
4	Lester Young Quartet–	Polka Dots And Moonbeams Bass – Ray Brown Drums – Buddy Rich Piano – Hank Jones Written-By – J. Van Heusen, J. Burke*

3:28
5	Lester Young Quartet–	Too Marvelous For Words Bass – Ray Brown Drums – Buddy Rich Piano – Hank Jones Written-By – J. Mercer, R. A. Whiting

3:00
6	Lester Young And His Band–	She's Funny That Way Bass – Red Callender Drums – Chico Hamilton Guitar – Irving Ashby Piano – Joe Albany Written-By – N. Moret, R. A. Whiting

3:21
7	Lester Young Quartet–	Just You, Just Me Bass – Slam Stewart Drums – Sidney Catlett Piano – Johnny Guarnieri Written-By – J. Greer, R. Klages

3:10
8	Lester Young Quintet–	(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You) Bass – Rodney Richardson Drums – Shadow Wilson Guitar – Freddie Green Piano – Count Basie Written-By – B. Crosby, N. Washington, V. Young*

3:29
9	Lester Young Quartet–	I Never Knew Bass – Slam Stewart Drums – Sidney Catlett Piano – Johnny Guarnieri Written-By – G. Kahn, T. Fiorito

3:09
10	Lester Young Quintet–	Blue Lester Bass – Rodney Richardson Drums – Shadow Wilson Guitar – Freddie Green Piano – Count Basie Written-By – L. Young*

3:24
11	Kansas City Five–	Lester Leaps Again Bass – Rodney Richardson Drums – Jo Jones Guitar – Freddie Green Piano – Count Basie, Prince Charming (6) Written-By – B. Clayton*

3:15
12	Lester Young ; Nat King Cole–	Peg O'My Heart Piano – Nat King Cole Written-By – A. Bryan, F. Fisher

4:04
13	Kansas City Six–	I Got Rhythm Bass – John Simmons Drums – Jo Jones Piano – Joe Bushkin Trombone – Dicky Wells* Trumpet – Bill Coleman (2) Written-By – G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin*

3:18
14	Lester Young Trio–	Back To The Land Drums – Buddy Rich Piano – Nat King Cole Written-By – L. Young*

3:52
15	Lester Young Trio–	I Want To Be Happy Drums – Buddy Rich Piano – Nat King Cole Written-By – I. Caesar, V. Youmans

3:58
16	Lester Young And His Band–	I'm Confessin' Bass – Rodney Richardson Drums – Lyndall Marshall Guitar – Nasil Barakaat Piano – Argonne Thornton, Sadik Hakim Written-By – A. J. Neiburg, D. Daugherty, E. Reynolds*

2:32
17	Lester Young/King Cole Trio*–	(Back Home Again In) Indiana Bass – Red Callender Piano – Nat King Cole Written-By – B. MacDonald, J. F. Hanley

4:53
18	Lester Young/King Cole Trio*–	I Can't Get Started Bass – Red Callender Piano – Nat King Cole Written-By – I. Gershwin, V. Duke

4:56
19	Lester Young/King Cole Trio*–	Body And Soul Bass – Red Callender Piano – Nat King Cole Written-By – E. Heyman, J. Green, R. Sour*