Jazz & Blues Collection 23: Lester Young

~ Release by Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Sweet Georgia Brown
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1948-11-27)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1948-11-27)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
5:13
2Lester Leaps In
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1948-11-27)
recording of:
Lester Leaps In (on 1948-11-27)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
2:55
3(I Don't Stand a) Ghost of a Chance
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1948-11-27)
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1948-11-27)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
4:20
4Just You, Just Me
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1948-11-27)
instrumental recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1948-11-27)
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)
5:02
5How High the Moon
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1948-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-11-27)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1948-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Allen Eager (on 1948-11-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-11-27)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1948-11-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1948-11-27)
recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1948-11-27)
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)
7:23
6I'm Confessin' That I Love You
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-12-06)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1948-12-06)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1948-12-06)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1948-12-06)
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
3:18
7I Cover the Waterfront
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1948-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1948-12-06)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1948-12-06)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1948-12-06)
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1948-12-06)
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.
5:41
8Be Bop Boogie
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-03-19)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-03-19)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-03-19)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-03-19)
3:16
9D.B. Blues
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-03-19)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-03-19)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-03-19)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-03-19)
recording of:
D.B. Blues (on 1949-03-19)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:17
10These Foolish Things
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-03-19)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-03-19)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-03-19)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-03-19)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1949-03-19)
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.
3:19
11Lavander Blue
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-03-26)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-03-26)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-03-26)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-03-26)
instrumental recording of:
Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly) (from the 1948 Disney film, “So Dear to My Heart”) (on 1949-03-26)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Eliot Daniel
publisher:
Joy Music Inc., Plastic Fish Publishing, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
version of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
3:57
12Lester Leaps Again
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-03-26)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-03-26)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-03-26)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-03-26)
recording of:
Lester Leaps Again (on 1949-03-26)
composer:
Buck Clayton
2:18
13Mean to Me
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-04-09)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-04-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-04-09)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-04-09)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-04-09)
recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1949-04-09)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
3:14
14Up'n' at 'em
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-13)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-13)
3:47
15(Back Home in) Indiana
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-13)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-13)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1951-01-13)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
4:12
16Too Marvellous for Words
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-13)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-13)
instrumental recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1951-01-13)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
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)
5:37
17Neenah
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-20)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-20)
3:24

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part of:Jazz & Blues Collection (number: 23) (order: 19)