The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve

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

Tracklist

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1St. Tropez (alternate take)
clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
7:29
2St. Tropez (master take)
clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
10:38
3Flic
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
6:32
4Ballad Medley: A Ghost of a Chance / I Cover the Waterfront
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1957-07-31)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
medley including a instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1957-07-31)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
5:53
5Love Is Here to Stay
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
instrumental recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (on 1957-07-31)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
5:54
6Sunday (rejected version)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
5:40
7Perdido (incomplete take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-31)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-31)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1957-07-31)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-07-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-31)
partial recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1957-07-31)
composer:
Juan Tizol
6:37
8Waldorf Blues (alternate take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-07)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-07)
piano:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-07) and Lou Stein (on 1958-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-07)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-07)
6:54
9Waldorf Blues (master take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-07)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-07)
piano:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-07) and Lou Stein (on 1958-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-07)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-07)
8:37
10Sunday (master take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-07)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-07)
piano:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-07) and Lou Stein (on 1958-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-07)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-07)
7:02
11You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me (alternate take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-07)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-07)
piano:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-07) and Lou Stein (on 1958-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-07)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-07)
instrumental recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me (on 1958-02-07)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
7:39
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