Lester Young

Collates W/John Lewis & Hank Jones - 180 Gram (772293)

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Collates W/John Lewis & Hank Jones - 180 Gram

Lester Young

Waxtime

8436559468190

LPS 164978

772293

JAZZ

1

LP 14,98 €

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HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL PRESSING

180 gram VINYL –AUDIOPHILE EDITION

Dating from 1949-51, the sessions included on this LP were taped in a quartet format showcasing the leader with a piano-bassdrums rhythm section. The dates featured the outstanding pianists Hank Jones and John Lewis, as well as Lester’s friend from the early Basie years, drummer Jo Jones. By the time these sessions were recorded, Prez was working at Birdland with this exact group (Lewis on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Jones on drums), as attested by several surviving broadcasts.

PERSONNEL:

  • Lester Young - tenor sax on all tracks, plus:
  • 0N TRACKS A1-A4 & B4:
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Ray Brown - bass
  • Buddy Rich - drums.
  • New York, September 17, 1949.
  • ON TRACKS A5-A6 & B8:
  • JOHN LEWIS, piano
  • JOE SHULMAN, bass
  • BILL CLARK, drums.
  • New York, June 1950.
  • ON TRACKS A7-A8, B6-B7 & B9:
  • John Lewis - piano
  • Gene Ramey - bass
  • Jo Jones -, drums.
  • New York, January 16, 1951.
  • ON TRACKS A9, B1-B3 & B5:
  • Same personnel as above.
  • New York, March 8, 1951.

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1 TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS
  • A2 ENCORE
  • A3 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS
  • A4 UP ‘N ADAM
  • A5 THREE LITTLE WORDS
  • A6 NEENAH
  • A7 UNDERCOVER GIRL BLUES
  • A8 FRENESI
  • A9 LESTER SWINGS (*)
  • SIDE B:
  • B1 A FOGGY DAY
  • B2 DOWN ‘N ADAM
  • B3 IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
  • B4 ‘DEED I DO
  • B5 LET’S FALL IN LOVE
  • B6 LITTLE PEE BLUES
  • B7 THOU SWELL
  • B8 JEEPERS CREEPERS
  • B9 SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN (*)
  • (*) Bonus tracks:
  • From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.