Lester Young in the 1940s
The legendary 鈥淧resident of the tenor saxophone鈥, Lester Young (1909-59) made some of his greatest recordings in the 1940s. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from a decade that saw 鈥淧rez鈥 become the idol of the cool school and tenor stars like Stan Getz.
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Lester Young & The Nat King Cole Trio
Indiana
- The Super Sessions.
- LE JAZZ.
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Lester Young & The Nat King Cole Trio
Body And Soul
- Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
- Charly Le Jazz.
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Lester Young Quartet
Afternoon of A Basie-Ite
- Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
- Charly Le Jazz.
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Dicky Wells Orchestra
I Got Rhythm
- THE JAZZ AND VOCAL COLLECTION.
- AVID.
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Kansas City Seven
Lester Leaps Again
- Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
- Charly Le Jazz.
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Lester Young Kansas City Six
Three Little Words
- Kansas City 5, 6 & 7.
- Classics.
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Vic Dickenson, Lester Young, Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callender & Henry Tucker Green
These Foolish Things
- Lester Young: Lester Leaps Again.
- Proper.
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Nat King Cole/Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio/Buddy Rich
I've Found A New Baby
- Lester Leaps Again.
- Proper.
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Lester Young And Band
It's Only A Paper Moon
- The Complete Aladdin Recordings.
- Definitive Records.
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Lester Young
Jumping With Symphony Sid
- The Complete Aladdin Recordings.
- Definitive Records.
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Lester Young And Band
Movin' With Lester
- The Complete Aladdin Recordings.
- Definitive Records.
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Lester Young And Band
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- THE COMPLETE LESTER YOUNG STUDIO SESSIONS ON VERVE.
- VERVE.
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Lester Young Quintet
D.B. Blues Blues
- Jazz at the Philharmonic - The First Ten Years.
- Proper.
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Lester Young in the 1940s
TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 INDIANA
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young/Nat King Cole Trio
Composers:听听听听 James F. Hanley/ Ballard MacDonald
Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥 Le Jazz CD 36
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Red Callender (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BODY AND SOUL
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young/Nat King Cole Trio
Composers:听听听听 Frank Eyton/Johnny Green/Edward Heyman/Robert Sour
Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥 Le Jazz CD 36
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Red Callender (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 AFTERNOON OF BASIE-ITE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young Quartet
Composers:听听听听 Lester Young
Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥 Le Jazz CD 36
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Slam Stewart (bass); Sid Catlett (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I GOT RHYTHM
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dickie Wells and his orchestra
Composers:听听听听 George Gershwin
Album Title:听听听 The Jazz and Vocal Collection
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 AVID: AMSC-568
Performers:听听听听 Dicky Wells (trombone);听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Bill Coleman (trumpet);听 Ellis Larkins (piano);听 Freddie Green (guitar);听 Al Hall (bass) Jo Jones (drums).听听
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LESTER LEAPS AGAIN
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Kansas City Seven
Composers:听听听听 Buck Clayton
Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥 Le Jazz CD 36
Performers:听听听听 Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Rodney Richardson (bass); Jo Jones (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THREE LITTLE WORDS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young Kansas City Six
Composers:听听听听 Harry Ruby/ Bert Kalmar
Album Title:听听听 Kansas City 5, 6 & 7
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics: Classics-912
Performers:听听听听 Bill Coleman (trumpet); Dickie Wells (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Joe Bushkin (piano); John Simmons (bass); Jo Jones (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THESE FOOLISH THINGS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young and his band
Composers:听听听听 Harry Link/Holt Marvell/Jack Strachey
Album Title:听听听 Lester Leaps Again
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1131
Performers:听听听听 Vic Dickenson (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Red Callender (bass); Henry Tucker Green (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥橵E FOUND A NEW BABY
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young/Buddy Rich Trio
Composers:听听听听 Jack Palmer/Spencer Williams
Album Title:听听听 Lester Leaps Again
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1131
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Buddy Rich (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 IT鈥橲 ONLY A PAPER MOON
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young & band
Composers:听听听听 Billy Rose/E.Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen
Album Title:听听听 The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive Records: DRCD-11385
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor); Lee Wesley Jones (piano); Willie Smith (alto sax); Howard McGhee (trumpet); Vic Dickenson (trombone); Curtis Counce (bass); Johnny Otis (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 JUMPIN鈥 WITH SYMPHONY SID
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young
Composers:听听听听 Lester Young
Album Title:听听听 The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive Records: DRCD-11385
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor Sax); Shorty McConnell (trumpet); Argonne Thornton 鈥 aka Sadik Hakim 鈥 (piano); Fred Lacey (guitar); Rodney Richardson (bass); Lyndell Marshall (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 MOVIN鈥 WITH LESTER
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young and Band
Composers:听听听听 Lester Young
Album Title:听听听 The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive Records: DRCD-11385
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor Sax); Shorty McConnell (trumpet); Argonne Thornton 鈥 aka Sadik Hakim 鈥 (piano); Fred Lacey (guitar); Ted Briscoe (bass); Roy Haynes (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young and Band
Composers:听听听听 Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
Album Title:听听听 The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 VERVE: 314-547 087-2
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Hank Jones (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Buddy Rich (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 D.B. BLUES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young Quintet
Composers:听听听听 Lester Young
Album Title:听听听 The Lester Young Story
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper P 1428
Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor Sax); Oscar Peterson (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); J.C. Heard (drums)
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