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All too often, jazz critics have promoted the myth that Lester Young's playing went way downhill after World War II -- that the seminal tenor man was so emotionally wounded by the racism he suffered in the military in 1944-1945 that he could no longer play as well as he had in the '30s and early '40s. To be sure, Young went through hell in the military, and his painful experiences took their toll in the form of alcohol abuse, severe depression, and various health problems. But despite Young's mental decline, he was still a fantastic soloist. This eight-CD set, which gathers most of the studio recordings that he made for Norman Granz's Clef, Norgran, and Verve labels from 1946-1959, underscores the fact that much of his postwar output was superb. At its worst, this collection is at least decent, but the Pres truly excels on sessions with Nat "King" Cole and Buddy Rich in 1946, Oscar Peterson and Barney Kessel in 1952, Roy Eldridge and Teddy Wilson in 1956, and Harry "Sweets" Edison in 1957. Disc 8 contains two recorded interviews with the saxman -- one conducted by Chris Albertson in 1958 for WCAU radio in Philadelphia, the other by French jazz enthusiast Francois Postif in Paris on February 6, 1959 (only five or six weeks before Young's death on March 15 of that year). The contrast between the fascinating interviews is striking; in Philly, Young is polite and soft-spoken, whereas in Paris, the effects of the alcohol are hard to miss. Sounding intoxicated and using profanity liberally, Young candidly tells Postif about everything from his experiences with racism to his associations with Billie Holiday and Count Basie. But as much as the set has going for it, The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve isn't for novices, casual listeners, or those who are budget-minded (Verve's suggested retail price in the U.S. was $144). Collectors are the ones who will find this CD to be a musical feast.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Buddy Rich, MainArtist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Rich, MainArtist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Johnny Green, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Green, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy DeSylva, ComposerLyricist - BALLARD MACDONALD, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Spencer Williams, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Palmer, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 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.
Fred Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lester Young, MainArtist - ALFRED BRYAN, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 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, FeaturedArtist - Nat King Cole, FeaturedArtist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - Fred E. Ahlert, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 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 Verve Label Group, a Division of 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.
Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FRED ROSE, ComposerLyricist - Walter Hirsch, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abel Green, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Al Stillman, ComposerLyricist - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1949 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.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bert Kalmar, ComposerLyricist - Harry Ruby, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruno Coquatrix, ComposerLyricist - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Sammy Gallop, ComposerLyricist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1950 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruno Coquatrix, ComposerLyricist - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Sammy Gallop, ComposerLyricist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Buddy DeSylva, ComposerLyricist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISCO 2
David Wilder, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mercer, Author - Harry Warren, Composer - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Shulman, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Nikki Yanofsky, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 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.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alberto Domínguez, ComposerLyricist - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam M. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Joseph Young, ComposerLyricist - Mabel Wayne, Composer - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Young, Author - Aden G. Lewis, Author - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Author - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 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.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Vincent Youmans, Composer - Irving Caesar, Author - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Peterson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - BALLARD MACDONALD, ComposerLyricist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jerome Hanley, ComposerLyricist - James Frederick Hanley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Strachey, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Holt Marvell, ComposerLyricist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Oscar Peterson, MainArtist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISCO 3
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Al Hoffman, ComposerLyricist - Dick Manning, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Nikki Yanofsky, Arranger, Work Arranger - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Rob Fahie, Arranger, Adapter, Work Arranger - Robert Goldfarb, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Sadowy, Arranger, Work Arranger - Geoff Lang, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Loewe, Composer - Alan Jay Lerner, Author - Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - Lester Young, MainArtist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Dougherty, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Peterson Trio, MainArtist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ellis Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Al Neiburg, ComposerLyricist - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Al Nieburg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gildo Mahones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Jesse Drakes, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Resenha do Álbum
All too often, jazz critics have promoted the myth that Lester Young's playing went way downhill after World War II -- that the seminal tenor man was so emotionally wounded by the racism he suffered in the military in 1944-1945 that he could no longer play as well as he had in the '30s and early '40s. To be sure, Young went through hell in the military, and his painful experiences took their toll in the form of alcohol abuse, severe depression, and various health problems. But despite Young's mental decline, he was still a fantastic soloist. This eight-CD set, which gathers most of the studio recordings that he made for Norman Granz's Clef, Norgran, and Verve labels from 1946-1959, underscores the fact that much of his postwar output was superb. At its worst, this collection is at least decent, but the Pres truly excels on sessions with Nat "King" Cole and Buddy Rich in 1946, Oscar Peterson and Barney Kessel in 1952, Roy Eldridge and Teddy Wilson in 1956, and Harry "Sweets" Edison in 1957. Disc 8 contains two recorded interviews with the saxman -- one conducted by Chris Albertson in 1958 for WCAU radio in Philadelphia, the other by French jazz enthusiast Francois Postif in Paris on February 6, 1959 (only five or six weeks before Young's death on March 15 of that year). The contrast between the fascinating interviews is striking; in Philly, Young is polite and soft-spoken, whereas in Paris, the effects of the alcohol are hard to miss. Sounding intoxicated and using profanity liberally, Young candidly tells Postif about everything from his experiences with racism to his associations with Billie Holiday and Count Basie. But as much as the set has going for it, The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve isn't for novices, casual listeners, or those who are budget-minded (Verve's suggested retail price in the U.S. was $144). Collectors are the ones who will find this CD to be a musical feast.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 8 disco(s) - 142 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 10:22:37
- Artistas principais: Lester Young
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Gravadora: Verve Reissues
- Género: Jazz
© 1999 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1999 UMG Recordings Inc.
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