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THE MUSICIANS LIST

DISC 1 TRACKS 1-12: LESTER YOUNG AND THE KANSAS CITY 5 (COMMODORE) 1938-1944
Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Bass - John Simmons & Walter Page
Drums - Jo Jones
Electric Guitar & Trombone - Eddie Durham
Guitar - Freddie Greene
Piano - Joe Bushkin
Trombone - Dicky Wells
Trumpet - Bill Coleman & Buck Clayton

TRACKS 13-24: BLUE LESTER (SAVOY) 1944-1949
Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Bass - Billy Taylor, Leroy Jackson, & Rodney Richardson
Clarinet - Hank D'Amico
Drums - Cozy Cole, Roy Haynes, & Shadow Wilson
Guitar - Dexter Hall & Freddie Green
Piano - Count Basie, Johnny Guarnieri, & Junior Mance
Trombone - Jerry Elliot
Trumpet - Billy Butterfield & Jesse Drakes

DISC 2 TRACKS 1-8: THE LESTER YOUNG BUDDY RICH TRIO (NORGRAN) 1946
Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Piano - Nat King Cole
Drums - Buddy Rich

TRACKS 9-13: PRES IS BLUE (CHARLIE PARKER RECORDS) 1950
Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Bass - Aaron Bell
Drums - Joe Jones
Piano - Kenny Drew
Trumpet - Jesse Drake

DISC 3 TRACKS 1-7: JUST YOU, JUST ME (CHARLIE PARKER RECORDS) 1949
Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Bass - Ted Briscoe
Drums - Roy Haynes
Piano - Freddie Jefferson
Trombone - Ted Kelly
Trumpet - Jesse Drakes

TRACKS 8-19: LESTER YOUNG WITH THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO (NORGRAN) 1952
Tenor Saxophone & Vocals - Lester Young
Piano - Oscar Peterson
Guitar - Barney Kessel
Double Bass - Ray Brown
Drums - J.C. Heard

DISC 4 TRACKS 1-12: PRES (NORGRAN) 1956
Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Bass - Joe Shulman & Ray Brown
Drums - Bill Clark, Buddy Rich, & Jo Jones
Piano - Hank Jones & John Lewis

TRACKS 13-24: LESTER YOUNG IN PARIS (VERVE) 1959
Tenor Saxophone - Lester Young
Double Bass - Jamil Nasser
Drums - Kenny Clarke
Guitar - Jimmy Gourley
Piano - Rene Urtreger

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-01 19:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Lester Young and The Kansas City 5 / Blue Lester
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:03
2I Want a Little Girl
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five2:56
3Countless Blues
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:04
4Pagin' the Devil
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:00
5I Know That You Know
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:07
6Laughing at Life
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:08
7I Got Rhythm
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:18
8Three Little Words
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:22
9Four O'Clock Drag
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five2:54
10Jo Jo
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:20
11Them There Eyes
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five3:00
12Good Mornin' Blues
Lester Young and The Kansas City Five2:54
13Ghost of a Chance
Lester Young3:19
14Crazy Over Jazz
Lester Young2:46
15Ding Dong
Lester Young2:25
16Indiana
Lester Young2:54
17These Foolish Things
Lester Young2:57
18Exercise in Swing
Lester Young3:09
19Blues 'N' Bells
Lester Young2:21
20Salute to Fats
Lester Young3:22
21June Bug
Lester Young2:35
22Blue Lester
Lester Young3:22
23Jump, Lester, Jump!
Lester Young3:15
24Basie English
Lester Young2:59
2▼CD: The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio / Pres Is Blue
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back to the Land
recording of:
Back to the Land (on 1946-03-04)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich3:50
2I've Found a New Baby
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1946-03-04)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich4:01
3I Cover the Waterfront
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1946-03-04)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich4:01
4Somebody Loves Me
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (on 1946-03-04)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich3:51
5I Want to Be Happy
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
producer:
Norman Granz
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Nat "King" Cole (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
instrumental recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich3:56
6The Man I Love
instrumental cover recording of:
The Man I Love (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich4:46
7Mean to Me
instrumental recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1946-03-04)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich4:09
8Peg O' My Heart
instrumental recording of:
Peg o’ My Heart (on 1946-03-04)
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) (on 1913-03-15)
composer:
Fred Fisher (on 1913-03-15)
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Lester Young, Nat King Cole, & Buddy Rich4:01
9Pennies From Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
Lester Young6:32
10Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Lester Young7:12
11Mean to Me
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Lester Young4:43
12On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Lester Young6:12
13Three Little Words
Lester Young6:20
3▼CD: Just You, Just Me / Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Be Bop Boogie
Lester Young3:13
2These Foolish Things
Lester Young3:23
3D.B. Blues
Lester Young2:21
4Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Lester Young3:02
5I Cover the Waterfront
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Lester Young5:40
6How High the Moon
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Lester Young4:29
7Sunday
Lester Young2:49
8Ad Lib Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
Ad Lib Blues (on 1952-11-28)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio5:54
9I Can't Get Started
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:41
10Just You, Just Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio7:41
11Almost Like Being in Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:35
12Tea for Two
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio7:45
13There Will Never Be Another You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:28
14(Back Home Again In) Indiana
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio7:04
15On the Sunny Side of the Street
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio43:28
16Stardust
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:36
17I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:43
18I Can't Give You Anything But Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:23
19These Foolish Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:33
4▼CD: Pres / Lester Young In Paris
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Up 'N' Adam
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:48
2Too Marvelous For Words
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:00
3'Deed I Do
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:15
4Encore
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:08
5Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:38
6Three Little Words
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:16
7Neenah
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:28
8Jeepers Creepers
Lester Young and His Orchestra3:05
9Thou Swell
Lester Young and His Orchestra2:55
10Undercover Girl Blues
Lester Young and His Orchestra2:43
11Frenesi
Lester Young and His Orchestra2:59
12Little Pee Blues
Lester Young and His Orchestra2:39
13I Didn't Know What Time It Was
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Lester Young4:20
14Oh Lady, Be Good!
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Lester Young3:36
15Almost Like Being In Love
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Lester Young4:00
16Three Little Words
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Three Little Words (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Chappell and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
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17I Cover the Water Front
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-04)
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Lester Young3:48
18I Can't Get Started
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-04)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Lester Young3:14
19(Back Home Again In) Indiana
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-04)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
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20Pennies From Heaven
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
Lester Young3:20
21New D.B. Blues
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
Lester Young3:14
22Lullaby of Birdland
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
Lester Young3:41
23There Will Never Be Another You
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Lester Young3:37
24Tea for Two
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-04)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Lester Young3:30