Playlist
DISC 1
Title Lester Leaps In
Artist Count Basie's Kansas City Seven
Composer Young
Album Lester Young Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 8 CD2 Track 2
Personnel: Buck Clayton, t; Dicky Wells, tb; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. NYC 5 Sept 1939.
DISC 2
Title Lady Be Good
Artist Jones Smith Inc.
Composer Gershwin
Album Lester Young: TickleToe
Label Chant du Monde
Number 2741379.80 CD1 Track 1
Personnel: Carl Smith, t; Lester Young, ts; Count Basie, p; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. Chicago; 9 Oct 1936.
DISC 3
Title Every Tub
Artist Count Basie
Composer Basie, Durham
Album Complete Decca Recordings
Label Decca / GRP
Number 611 CD 2 Track 4
Personnel: Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Karl George, t; Eddie Durham, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, tb; Earle Warren, Herschel Evans, Lester Young, Jack Washington, reeds; Basie, piano; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 3 Jan 1938.
DISC 4
Title Me Myself and I
Artist Billie Holiday
Composer Gordon, Roberts, Kaufmann
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26 CD 1 Track 25
Personnel: Buck Clayton, t; Ed Hall, cl; Lester Young, ts; James Sherman, p; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d; BH voc. 13 Sept 37
DISC 5
Title Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Artist Kansas City Six
Composer Layton, Creamer
Album Lester Young, Tickletoe
Label Chant du Monde
Number 274 1379.80 CD 1 Track 8
Personnel: Buck Clayton, t; Lester Young cl, ts; Eddie Durham tb, elg; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 27 Sept 38.
DISC 6
Title Jumpin at the Woodside
Artist Count Basie
Composer Basie
Album Complete Decca Recordings
Label Decca / GRP
Number 611 CD 2 Track 14
Personnel: Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Karl George, t; Dicky Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, tb; Earle Warren, Herschel Evans, Lester Young, Jack Washington, reeds; Basie, piano; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 22 Aug 1938.
DISC 7
Title Tickle Toe
Artist Count Basie
Composer Young
Album Lester Young: Memorial Album
Label Epic
Number 501 653-2 CD 2 Track 11
Personnel: Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Al Killian, Harry Edison, t; Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor, tb; Earle Warren, Buddy Tate, Lester Young, Jack Washington, reeds; Basie, piano; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 19 March 1940
DISC 8
Title Just You Just Me
Artist Lester Young
Composer Klages, Greer
Album Lester Leaps Again
Label Naxos
Number 8.120764 Track 5
Personnel: LY, ts; Johnny Guarnieri, p; Slam Stewart, b; Sid Catlett, d. 28 Dec 1943.
DISC 9
Title After Theatre Jump
Artist Kansas City Seven
Composer Wells
Album Lester Leaps Again
Label Naxos
Number 8.120764 Track 9
Personnel: Buck Clayton, t; Dicky Wells, tb; Lester Young, tb; Count Basie (Prince Charming), p; Freddie Green, g; Rodney Richardson, b; Jo Jones, d. 22 March 1944.
DISC 10
Title (I Dont Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
Artist Lester Young
Composer Young, Crosby, Washington
Album The Complete Recordings of Lester Young on Savoy
Number (Savoy 17122) CD 1 Track 23.
Personnel: Buck Clayton, t; Dicky Wells, tb; Lester Young, tb; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Rodney Richardson, b; Shadow Wilson, d. 22 March 1944.
DISC 11
Title D B Blues
Artist Lester Young
Composer Young / Pleasure
Album Tickle Toe
Label Chant Du Monde
Number 274.1379.8 CD 2 Track 5
Personnel: LY, ts; Vic Dickenson, tb; Dodo Marmorosa, p; Red Callender, b; Henry Tucker Green, d. Los Angeles, 20 Dec 1945.
DISC 12
Title: Taking A Chance On Love
Artist: Lester Young
Composer: Duke, Fetter, Latouche
Album Complete Verve Recordings of Lester Young
Label Verve
Number 547087-2 CD5 Track 7
Personnel: LY ts; Teddy Wilson p; Gene Ramey, b; Jo Jones, d. 13 Jan 1956
DISC 13
Title: Lester Leaps In (Washington DC 1956)
Artist: Lester Young
Composer: Young
Album: In Washington DC Vol 2
Label: Pablo
Number: OJC 881 Track 1
Personnel: Lester Young ts; Bill Potts, p; Norman Williams (bass); Jim Lucht (drums). Rec: Washington DC, 7 Dec 1956.
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