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One of the great myths of jazz history is that by the final decade of his life, Lester Young was a burnout case, too drunk to stand up and play his horn, much less attain the creative flights of fancy that marked his groundbreaking work with Count Basie in the late '30s. But when these live recordings of Young playing with the Bill Potts Trio in Washington, D.C., were first released on LP in 1980, the jazz world had to re-evaluate its thinking. These privately recorded tapes revealed that not only was Prez far from being a broken shadow of his former self, he was blowing his heart out, obviously inspired by the playing of the trio behind him and the relaxed setting of the date itself. Kicking off with an uptempo take on "A Foggy Day," Young shows he's in full command of his chops, and the trio backs him buoyantly. Of the seven selections on this disc, Young contributes two blues of his own derivation, along with great readings of "When You're Smiling" and "Tea for Two," as well as a version of "I Can't Get Started with You" that rivals the live version cut as a member of the Jazz at the Philharmonic troupe in 1946. Those who dismiss his later work as uninspired will find this disc a revelation and a wonderful addition to his legacy.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
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George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Author - Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - MARK FISHER, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Goodwin, ComposerLyricist - Larry Shay, ComposerLyricist - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Irving Caesar, ComposerLyricist - Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, Author - Harry Warren, Composer - Bill Potts, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jim Lucht, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
One of the great myths of jazz history is that by the final decade of his life, Lester Young was a burnout case, too drunk to stand up and play his horn, much less attain the creative flights of fancy that marked his groundbreaking work with Count Basie in the late '30s. But when these live recordings of Young playing with the Bill Potts Trio in Washington, D.C., were first released on LP in 1980, the jazz world had to re-evaluate its thinking. These privately recorded tapes revealed that not only was Prez far from being a broken shadow of his former self, he was blowing his heart out, obviously inspired by the playing of the trio behind him and the relaxed setting of the date itself. Kicking off with an uptempo take on "A Foggy Day," Young shows he's in full command of his chops, and the trio backs him buoyantly. Of the seven selections on this disc, Young contributes two blues of his own derivation, along with great readings of "When You're Smiling" and "Tea for Two," as well as a version of "I Can't Get Started with You" that rivals the live version cut as a member of the Jazz at the Philharmonic troupe in 1946. Those who dismiss his later work as uninspired will find this disc a revelation and a wonderful addition to his legacy.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:26
- Main artists: Lester Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Original Jazz Classics
- Genre: Jazz
© 1993 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1980 Fantasy, Inc.
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