Lester Young - More Classic Albums

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Annotation

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

1▶CD: Lester Young and The Kansas City 5 / Blue Lester
2▶CD: The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio / Pres Is Blue
3▶CD: Just You, Just Me / Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio
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.
Lester Young4:17
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)
Lester Young2:47
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