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Lester Young in the 1940s

The legendary 鈥淧resident of the tenor saxophone鈥�, Lester Young (1909-59) made some of his greatest recordings in the 1940s. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from a decade that saw 鈥淧rez鈥� become the idol of the cool school and tenor stars like Stan Getz.

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Sun 17 Feb 2019 00:00
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  • Lester Young & The Nat King Cole Trio

    Indiana

    • The Super Sessions.
    • LE JAZZ.
    • 1.

  • Lester Young & The Nat King Cole Trio

    Body And Soul

    • Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
    • Charly Le Jazz.
    • 4.

  • Lester Young Quartet

    Afternoon of A Basie-Ite

    • Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
    • Charly Le Jazz.
    • 9.

  • Dicky Wells Orchestra

    I Got Rhythm

    • THE JAZZ AND VOCAL COLLECTION.
    • AVID.
    • 17.

  • Kansas City Seven

    Lester Leaps Again

    • Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
    • Charly Le Jazz.
    • 17.

  • Lester Young Kansas City Six

    Three Little Words

    • Kansas City 5, 6 & 7.
    • Classics.
    • 14.

  • Vic Dickenson, Lester Young, Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callender & Henry Tucker Green

    These Foolish Things

    • Lester Young: Lester Leaps Again.
    • Proper.
    • 16.

  • Nat King Cole/Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio/Buddy Rich

    I've Found A New Baby

    • Lester Leaps Again.
    • Proper.
    • 20.

  • Lester Young And Band

    It's Only A Paper Moon

    • The Complete Aladdin Recordings.
    • Definitive Records.
    • 9.

  • Lester Young

    Jumping With Symphony Sid

    • The Complete Aladdin Recordings.
    • Definitive Records.
    • 19.

  • Lester Young And Band

    Movin' With Lester

    • The Complete Aladdin Recordings.
    • Definitive Records.
    • 1.

  • Lester Young And Band

    Polka Dots And Moonbeams

    • THE COMPLETE LESTER YOUNG STUDIO SESSIONS ON VERVE.
    • VERVE.
    • 14.

  • Lester Young Quintet

    D.B. Blues Blues

    • Jazz at the Philharmonic - The First Ten Years.
    • Proper.
    • 5.

Lester Young in the 1940s

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 INDIANA

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young/Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听 James F. Hanley/ Ballard MacDonald

Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥� Le Jazz CD 36

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Red Callender (bass)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BODY AND SOUL

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young/Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听 Frank Eyton/Johnny Green/Edward Heyman/Robert Sour

Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥� Le Jazz CD 36

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Red Callender (bass)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 AFTERNOON OF BASIE-ITE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young Quartet

Composers:听听听听 Lester Young

Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥� Le Jazz CD 36

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Slam Stewart (bass); Sid Catlett (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I GOT RHYTHM

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dickie Wells and his orchestra

Composers:听听听听 George Gershwin

Album Title:听听听 The Jazz and Vocal Collection

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 AVID: AMSC-568

Performers:听听听听 Dicky Wells (trombone);听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Bill Coleman (trumpet);听 Ellis Larkins (piano);听 Freddie Green (guitar);听 Al Hall (bass) Jo Jones (drums).听听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LESTER LEAPS AGAIN

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Kansas City Seven

Composers:听听听听 Buck Clayton

Album Title:听听听 The Super Sessions

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charly Records 鈥� Le Jazz CD 36

Performers:听听听听 Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Rodney Richardson (bass); Jo Jones (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THREE LITTLE WORDS

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young Kansas City Six

Composers:听听听听 Harry Ruby/ Bert Kalmar

Album Title:听听听 Kansas City 5, 6 & 7

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics: Classics-912

Performers:听听听听 Bill Coleman (trumpet); Dickie Wells (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Joe Bushkin (piano); John Simmons (bass); Jo Jones (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THESE FOOLISH THINGS

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young and his band

Composers:听听听听 Harry Link/Holt Marvell/Jack Strachey

Album Title:听听听 Lester Leaps Again

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1131

Performers:听听听听 Vic Dickenson (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Red Callender (bass); Henry Tucker Green (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥橵E FOUND A NEW BABY

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young/Buddy Rich Trio

Composers:听听听听 Jack Palmer/Spencer Williams

Album Title:听听听 Lester Leaps Again

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1131

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Buddy Rich (drums).

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 IT鈥橲 ONLY A PAPER MOON

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young & band

Composers:听听听听 Billy Rose/E.Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen

Album Title:听听听 The Complete Aladdin Recordings

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive Records: DRCD-11385

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor); Lee Wesley Jones (piano); Willie Smith (alto sax); Howard McGhee (trumpet); Vic Dickenson (trombone); Curtis Counce (bass); Johnny Otis (drums).

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 JUMPIN鈥� WITH SYMPHONY SID

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young

Composers:听听听听 Lester Young

Album Title:听听听 The Complete Aladdin Recordings

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive Records: DRCD-11385

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor Sax); Shorty McConnell (trumpet); Argonne Thornton 鈥� aka Sadik Hakim 鈥� (piano); Fred Lacey (guitar); Rodney Richardson (bass); Lyndell Marshall (drums).

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 MOVIN鈥� WITH LESTER

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young and Band

Composers:听听听听 Lester Young

Album Title:听听听 The Complete Aladdin Recordings

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive Records: DRCD-11385

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor Sax); Shorty McConnell (trumpet); Argonne Thornton 鈥� aka Sadik Hakim 鈥� (piano); Fred Lacey (guitar); Ted Briscoe (bass); Roy Haynes (drums).

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young and Band

Composers:听听听听 Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke

Album Title:听听听 The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 VERVE: 314-547 087-2

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Hank Jones (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Buddy Rich (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 D.B. BLUES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young Quintet

Composers:听听听听 Lester Young

Album Title:听听听 The Lester Young Story

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper P 1428

Performers:听听听听 Lester Young (tenor Sax); Oscar Peterson (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); J.C. Heard (drums)

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  • Sun 17 Feb 2019 00:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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