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With Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane, Lester Young makes up what could be called the Holy Trinity of jazz tenor saxophonists. On this Verve compilation, we get a wonderful overview of Young's post- Count Basie Orchestra output. Selections featured here range from dates recorded in 1943 up through 1956, three years before the musician's death.
Young's cool-toned, behind-the-beat phrasing is in evidence on all 15 tracks, from the Latin inflected "In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)," through the relaxed swing of "Peg O' My Heart," to the uptempo bounce of "All of Me." This CD sizzles with great jazz performances.
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Walter Donaldson, ComposerLyricist - Gus Kahn, Author - Teddy Wilson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Wilson Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Irving Caesar, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Grey, ComposerLyricist - The Lester Young Quartet, MainArtist - Harry Lim, Producer
℗ 1943 The Verve Music Group, a Division of 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.
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.
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 - 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.
Russ Columbo, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Wilson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Wilson Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1956 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.
Lester Young, MainArtist - Raymond Klages, Author - Jesse Greer, Composer - Slam Stewart, MainArtist - Sid Catlett, MainArtist
℗ 1944 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lester Young, MainArtist - ALFRED BRYAN, 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 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Seymour B. Simons, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Wilson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, MainArtist - GERALD MARKS, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ramey, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Wilson Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1956 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.
Buddy Rich, FeaturedArtist - Nat King Cole, FeaturedArtist - Lester Young, MainArtist - Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - Fred E. Ahlert, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gus Kahn, Author - Ted Fiorito, ComposerLyricist - The Lester Young Quartet, MainArtist - The Kansas City Seven, Ensemble, Artist - Harry Lim, Producer
℗ 1987 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane, Lester Young makes up what could be called the Holy Trinity of jazz tenor saxophonists. On this Verve compilation, we get a wonderful overview of Young's post- Count Basie Orchestra output. Selections featured here range from dates recorded in 1943 up through 1956, three years before the musician's death.
Young's cool-toned, behind-the-beat phrasing is in evidence on all 15 tracks, from the Latin inflected "In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)," through the relaxed swing of "Peg O' My Heart," to the uptempo bounce of "All of Me." This CD sizzles with great jazz performances.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:45
- Main artists: Lester Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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