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While it's best to check out Lester Young's prime late-'40s recordings first, this edition of Verve's Compact Jazz series does provide a sampling of those stellar sides, plus some often inconsistent latter-day work from the '50s. Of particular interest are the sessions Young cut with Nat King Cole ("I Want to Be Happy"), Hank Jones ("Up 'n' Adam"), and John Lewis ("September in the Rain"), which find the tenor innovator waxing svelte and lithe on a rich store of ballads and swing-issue romps. The later material with Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson, while good, is noticeably lacking in light of the prime stuff. Still, this budget sampler is a good way for newcomers to get familiar with one of true giants of jazz.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Wilson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Dickenson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
AL DUBIN, Author - Harry Warren, Composer - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Edison, MainArtist - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Irving Caesar, Author - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, Author - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Wilson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Wilson Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Raymond Klages, Author - Jesse Greer, Composer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Richard A. Whiting, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Milt Gabler, Producer - Bert Kalmar, ComposerLyricist - Harry Ruby, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - The Kansas City Six, MainArtist
℗ 1997 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Wilson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Dickenson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
While it's best to check out Lester Young's prime late-'40s recordings first, this edition of Verve's Compact Jazz series does provide a sampling of those stellar sides, plus some often inconsistent latter-day work from the '50s. Of particular interest are the sessions Young cut with Nat King Cole ("I Want to Be Happy"), Hank Jones ("Up 'n' Adam"), and John Lewis ("September in the Rain"), which find the tenor innovator waxing svelte and lithe on a rich store of ballads and swing-issue romps. The later material with Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson, while good, is noticeably lacking in light of the prime stuff. Still, this budget sampler is a good way for newcomers to get familiar with one of true giants of jazz.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:09
- Main artists: Lester Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1988 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1988 UMG Recordings Inc.
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