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Prez and Basie

Just as the Count Basie band brought a new kind of light-footed, heavy-hitting swing to jazz in the 1930s, its great tenor man, Lester Young, created a new style of saxophone - lithe, melodic, irresistibly rhythmic. Geoffrey Smith celebrates their revolutionary partnership.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 27 May 2018 00:00

Music Played

  • Lester Young

    Shoe Shine Boy

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 1.
  • Lester Young

    Oh, Lady Be Good

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 2.
  • Count Basie

    Roseland Shuffle

    • Count Basie and his Orchestra 1936-1938.
    • Classics.
    • 8.
  • Count Basie

    Honeysuckle rose

    • Count Basie and his Orchestra 1936-1938.
    • Classics.
    • 5.
  • Count Basie & Lester Young

    Every Tub

    • Lester Leaps In.
    • Proper.
    • 9.
  • Count Basie & Lester Young

    Jumpin' At The Woodside

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 12.
  • Count Basie

    Blue and Sentimental

    • Ken Burns Jazz - Count Basie.
    • Verve.
    • 7.
  • Lester Young

    Countless Blues

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 15.
  • Count Basie & Lester Young

    Taxi War Dance

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
  • Count Basie

    Jive at Five

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 21.
  • Lester Young & Count Basie

    Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 24.
  • Lester Young

    Lester Leaps In

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 2.
  • Lester Young & Count Basie

    Easy Does It

    • Count Basie.
    • Classics.
    • 8.
  • Lester Young

    I Never Knew

    • Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 5.
  • Lester Young & Count Basie

    Tickle Toe

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 3.
  • Lester Young & Count Basie

    Destination K.C.

    • The Lester Young Story.
    • Proper.
    • 5.

Prez and Basie

Shoe Shine Boy
Lester Young
听听
Cahn, Chaplin
2.58
Proper P1129
Carl Smith, t; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Oh, Lady Be Good
Lester Young听听
G & I Gershwin
3.07
Proper P1129
Carl Smith, t; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Roseland Shuffle
Count Basie

Count Basie
2.31
Classics 503
Count Basie, p dir; Buck Clayton, Joe Keyes, Carl Smith, t; George Hunt, Dan Minor, tb;
Caughey Roberts, as; Jack Washington, as bar; Herschel Evans, Lester Young, cl ts;
Claude Williams, g; Walter Pate, sb; Joe Jones, d; Jimmy Rushing, v.

Honeysuckle Rose

Count Basie

Razaf, Waller
2.51
Classics 503
Count Basie, p dir; Buck Clayton, Joe Keyes, Carl Smith, t; George Hunt, Dan Minor, tb;
Caughey Roberts, as; Jack Washington, as bar; Herschel Evans, Lester Young, cl ts;
Claude Williams, g; Walter Pate, sb; Joe Jones, d; Jimmy Rushing, v.

Every Tub
Count Basie

Count Basie
3.18
Proper P 1129
Harry Edison, Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, tp; Eddie Durham, George Hunt, Dan Minor, tb;
Earl Warren, as; Herschel Evans, Lester Young, ts; Jack Washington, bs; Count Basie, p;
Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Jumpin鈥 at the Woodside
Count Basie
Count Basie
3.07
Proper P 1129
Harry Edison, Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, tp; Dickie Wells, George Hunt, Dan Minor, tb;
Earl Warren, as; Herschel Evans, Lester Young, ts; Jack Washington, bs; Count Basie, p;
Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Blue and Sentimental
Count Basie
Basie, Livingston
3.10
Verve 549 090-2
Buck Clayton, Harry 鈥淪weets鈥 Edison, Ed Lewis, t; Eddie Durham tb arr;
Dan Minor, Benny Morton, tb; Ed Warren, as; Hesxchel Evans, ts; Lester Young, ts cl; Jack Washingtin, bs as; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Countless Blues
Lester Young
Gabler
2.58
Proper P 1129
Buck Clayton, t; Lester oung, cl, ts; Eddie Durahm, el-g; Freddy Green, g; Walter Pate, b;
Jo Jones, d.

Taxi War Dance
Count Basie
Basie, Young
2.47
Proper P 1129
Buck Clayton, Shad Collins Harry Edison, t; Dickie Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, tb;
Earl Warren, as; Buddy Tate, Lester Young, ts; Jack Washington, bs; Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Jive at Five
Count Basie

Edison, Basie
2.47
Proper P 1129
Harry Edison, Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Shad Collins, t; Dickie Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, tb; Earl Warren, as; Lester Young, Chu Berry, ts; Jack Washington, bs;
Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie.聽
Count Basie

Rose, Macdonald, Meyer
2.26
Proper P 1129
Buck Clayton, Shad Collins Harry Edison, t; Dickie Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, tb;
Earl Warren, as; Buddy Tate, Lester Young, ts; Jack Washington, bs; Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d, Jimmy Mundy, arr.

Lester Leaps In
Lester Young

Young
3.13
Proper P 1130
Buck Clayton, t; Dickie Wells, tb; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Easy Does It
Count Basie

Oliver, Young
3.25
Classics 563
Harry Edison, t; Jack Washington, as, bar; Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, sb;
Jo Jones, d; Jummy Mundy, Buck Clayton, arr.

I Never Knew
Lester Young
Fio Rito, Kahn
Proper 1130
2.59
Buck Clayton, t; Benny Goodman, cl; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Charlie Christian El-g;
Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.

Tickle Toe
Lester Young

Young
2.38
Proper P1130
Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Harry Edison, AJ Killian, t; Dickie Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor, tb; Earl Warren, as; Buddy Tate, Lester Young, ts; Jack Washington, bs; Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d; Andy Gibson arr.聽

Destination K.C.
Lester Young
Clayton
Proper P1131
Buck Clayton, t; Dickie Wells, tb; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Freddy Green, g; Rodney Richardson, b; Jo Jones, d.

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  • Sun 27 May 2018 00:00

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