The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve

~ Release by Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145470872 - Format: 8CD
Additional:
Be it by its size, by its price, or by the variety of the material (Clef, Norgran, Verve, 1946-1959), this boxset is definitely not for casual listeners - who will probably be much happier with the sampler Lester Swings.
Hard-core jazz fans, although, will be delighted by this exhaustive insight at Young's later career - too often disregarded.
The last cd also contains a wealth of interesting interviews.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-15 11:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Jeepers Creepers
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
instrumental recording of:
Jeepers Creepers (in 1950-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
3:08
2Thou Swell (USA 78Rpm take)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
instrumental recording of:
Thou Swell (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
2:56
3Thou Swell (Canada 78Rpm take)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
instrumental recording of:
Thou Swell (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
2:57
4September in the Rain
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
instrumental recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
3:09
5Undercover Girl Blues
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
recording of:
Undercover Girl Blues (on 1951-01-16)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:45
6Frenesi
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
instrumental recording of:
Frenesí (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
3:02
7Pete's Cafe
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
recording of:
Pete's Café (on 1951-01-16)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:37
8Little Pee Blues
2:42
9A Foggy Day
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
2:53
10In a Little Spanish Town
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
3:14
11Let's Fall in Love
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:58
12Down 'n' Adam
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
recording of:
Down 'n' Adam (on 1951-03-08)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:58
13Lester Swings
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
recording of:
Lester Swings (on 1951-03-08)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:34
14Slow Motion Blues
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
2:58
15Ad Lib Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
Ad Lib Blues (on 1952-11-28)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
5:53
16Just You, Just Me
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
7:40
17Tea for Two
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
7:46
18(Back Home Again In) Indiana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
7:04
19These Foolish Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:28
20I Can't Get Started
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:30
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