Ballad Medley: The Very Thought of You / I Want a Little Girl / Blue & Sentimental

~ Recording by Lester Young, Roy Eldridge & Harry Edison

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Ballad Medley: The Very Thought of You / I Want a Little Girl / Blue & Sentimental6:38Lester Young, Roy Eldridge & Harry EdisonLaughin' to Keep From Cryin'Lester Young, Roy Eldridge & Harry EdisonAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)543 301-2

Relationships

clarinet and tenor saxophone:Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):Mickey Sheen (in 1958-02)
guitar:Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1958-02)
piano:Hank Jones (piano) (in 1958-02)
trumpet:Harry “Sweets” Edison (in 1958-02)
Roy Eldridge (in 1958-02)
recording of:1. The Very Thought of You (in 1958-02: instrumental, medley)
2. I Want a Little Girl (in 1958-02: instrumental, medley)
3. Blue and Sentimental (in 1958-02: instrumental, medley)

Blue and Sentimental

composer:Count Basie (pianist)
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)

I Want a Little Girl

lyricist:Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.

The Very Thought of You

lyricist and composer:Ray Noble
publisher:Quartet Music Inc.
Range Road Music
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
later translated versions:Obsession
arrangements:The Very Thought of You (Tony Bennett dual language arrangement) (translated)