Lester Young – The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
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Lester Young
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
- Release date: 1946
- Genre: Jazz - Mainstream
- Category: Tenor Saxophone
- Duration: 10:47:03
- Added January 3, 2010
- Played September 12, 2013
Tracks
| CD1 | ||
| 1. Lester Young - Back To The Land | not rated | 4:07 |
| 2. Edward Heyman/Johnny Green - I Cover The Waterfront | not rated | 3:57 |
| 3. Edward Heyman/Johnny Green - I Cover The Waterfront | not rated | 4:10 |
| 4. Ballard MacDonald/Buddy DeSylva/George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - Somebody Loves Me | not rated | 3:59 |
| 5. Jack Palmer/Spencer Williams - I've Found A New Baby | not rated | 4:14 |
| 6. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - The Man I Love | not rated | 4:56 |
| 7. Alfred Bryan/Fred Fisher - Peg O' My Heart | not rated | 4:14 |
| 8. Irving Caesar/Vincent Youmans - I Want To Be Happy | not rated | 4:03 |
| 9. Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk - Mean To Me | not rated | 4:18 |
| 10. Johnny Mercer/Richard Whiting - Too Marvelous For Words | not rated | 3:06 |
| 11. Johnny Mercer/Richard Whiting - Too Marvelous For Words | not rated | 3:07 |
| 12. Fred Rose/Walter Hirsch - 'Deed I Do | not rated | 3:26 |
| 13. Adolph Green/Al Stillman/Pietro Mascagni - Encore | not rated | 3:15 |
| 14. Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke - Polka Dots And Moonbeams | not rated | 3:47 |
| 15. Lester Young - Up 'n' Adam | not rated | 3:59 |
| 16. Bert Kalmar/Harry Ruby - Three Little Words | not rated | 3:24 |
| 17. Bruno Coquatrix/Sammy Gallop - Count Every Star | not rated | 3:10 |
| 18. Bruno Coquatrix/Sammy Gallop - Count Every Star | not rated | 3:21 |
| 19. Buddy DeSylva/Lew Brown/Ray Henderson - It All Depends On You | not rated | 3:32 |
| 20. Lester Young - Neenah | not rated | 3:18 |
| 21. Lester Young - Neenah | not rated | 2:23 |
| 22. Lester Young - Neenah | not rated | 3:29 |
| 1:21:15 | ||
| CD2 | ||
| 1. Harry Warren/Johnny Mercer - Jeepers Creepers | not rated | 3:14 |
| 2. Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers - Thou Swell | not rated | 3:01 |
| 3. Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers - Thou Swell | not rated | 3:02 |
| 4. Al Dubin/Harry Warren - September In The Rain | not rated | 3:14 |
| 5. Lester Young - Undercover Girl Blues | not rated | 2:50 |
| 6. Alberto Dominguez/Leonard Whitcup - Frenesi | not rated | 3:07 |
| 7. Lester Young - Pete's Cafe | not rated | 3:41 |
| 8. Lester Young - Little Pee Blues | not rated | 2:47 |
| 9. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - A Foggy Day | not rated | 2:57 |
| 10. Mabel Wayne/Sam M. Lewis/Joe Young - In A Little Spanish Town | not rated | 3:19 |
| 11. Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler - Let's Fall In Love | not rated | 3:02 |
| 12. Lester Young - Down 'n' Adam | not rated | 3:02 |
| 13. Lester Young - Lester Swings | not rated | 2:39 |
| 14. Lester Young - Slow Motion Blues | not rated | 3:02 |
| 15. Lester Young/Oscar Peterson - Ad Lib Blues | **** | 5:58 |
| 16. Jesse Greer/Raymond Klages - Just You, Just Me | **** 1/2 | 7:44 |
| 17. Irving Caesar/Vincent Youmans - Tea For Two | not rated | 7:50 |
| 18. Ballard MacDonald/James F. Hanley - (Back Home Again In) Indiana | not rated | 7:02 |
| 19. Harry Link/Holt Marvell/Jack Strachey - These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) | not rated | 3:32 |
| 20. Ira Gershwin/Vernon Duke - I Can't Get Started | not rated | 4:36 |
| 1:19:39 | ||
| CD3 | ||
| 1. Hoagy Carmichael/Mitchell Parish - Stardust | not rated | 3:45 |
| 2. Al Hoffman/Dick Manning - (It Takes) Two to Tango | not rated | 6:04 |
| 3. Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh - On The Sunny Side Of The Street | not rated | 3:34 |
| 4. Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe - Almost Like Being In Love | not rated | 3:41 |
| 5. Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh - I Can't Give You Anything But Love | not rated | 3:30 |
| 6. Harry Warren/Irving Gordon - There Will Never Be Another You | not rated | 3:36 |
| 7. Al J. Neiburg/Doc Daugherty/Ellis Reynolds - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | not rated | 3:42 |
| 8. Ann Ronell - Willow Weep For Me | not rated | 3:16 |
| 9. Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers - This Can't Be Love | not rated | 3:32 |
| 10. Kay Swift/Paul James - Can't We Be Friends ? | not rated | 3:08 |
| 11. Jack Lawrence/Walter Gross - Tenderly | not rated | 3:36 |
| 12. Lester Young - New D.B. Blues | not rated | 3:28 |
| 13. Count Basie - Jumpin' At The Woodside | not rated | 3:12 |
| 14. Clarence Gaskill/Jimmy McHugh - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | not rated | 3:21 |
| 15. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - Oh! Lady Be Good! | not rated | 3:37 |
| 16. Lester Young - Another Mambo | not rated | 3:46 |
| 17. Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer - Come Rain Or Come Shine | not rated | 3:19 |
| 18. Art Hickman/Harry Williams - Rose Room | not rated | 4:18 |
| 19. Ballard MacDonald/Buddy DeSylva/George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - Somebody Loves Me | not rated | 5:06 |
| 20. Lester Young - Touch Me Again | not rated | 5:24 |
| 21. Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Juan Tizol - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing | not rated | 4:29 |
| 1:21:24 | ||
| CD4 | ||
| 1. Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh - I'm In The Mood For Love | not rated | 4:04 |
| 2. Lester Young - Big Top Blues | not rated | 5:24 |
| 3. Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk - Mean To Me | not rated | 8:12 |
| 4. Alan Brandt/Bob Haymes - That's All | not rated | 5:14 |
| 5. Alan Brandt/Bob Haymes - That's All | not rated | 5:19 |
| 6. Lester Young - Red Boy Blues | not rated | 6:07 |
| 7. Arthur Johnston/Johnny Burke - Pennies From Heaven | not rated | 5:59 |
| 8. Charles N. Daniels (Neil Moret)/Richard A. Whiting - She's Funny That Way | not rated | 4:02 |
| 9. Charles N. Daniels (Neil Moret)/Richard A. Whiting - She's Funny That Way | not rated | 9:25 |
| 10. Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump | not rated | 6:11 |
| 11. Al J. Neiburg/Jerry Livingston/Marty Symes - It's The Talk Of The Town | not rated | 7:06 |
| 12. Jack Palmer/Spencer Williams - I've Found A New Baby | not rated | 6:32 |
| 13. Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz - I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans | not rated | 9:58 |
| 1:23:33 | ||
| CD5 | ||
| 1. Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart - I Didn't Know What Time It Was | not rated | 10:12 |
| 2. Lester Young - Gigantic Blues | not rated | 7:01 |
| 3. Irving Berlin - This Year's Kisses | not rated | 6:55 |
| 4. Charles Carpenter/Earl Hines/Louis Dunlap - You Can Depend On Me | not rated | 9:14 |
| 5. Lester Young - Pres Returns | not rated | 6:33 |
| 6. Clarence Gaskill/Leo Robin/Russ Columbo - Prisoner Of Love | not rated | 7:48 |
| 7. John Latouche/Ted Fetter/Vernon Duke - Taking A Chance On Love | not rated | 5:20 |
| 8. Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons - All Of Me | not rated | 5:19 |
| 9. Richard Whiting - Louise | not rated | 5:26 |
| 10. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - Our Love Is Here To Stay | not rated | 6:39 |
| 11. Gus Kahn/Walter Donaldson - Love Me Or Leave Me | not rated | 6:57 |
| 1:17:24 | ||
| CD6 | ||
| 1. Harry "Sweets" Edison/Lester Young/Oscar Peterson - St. Tropez | not rated | 7:39 |
| 2. Harry "Sweets" Edison/Lester Young/Oscar Peterson - St. Tropez | not rated | 10:47 |
| 3. Lester Young/Oscar Peterson - Flic | not rated | 6:40 |
| 4. Bing Crosby/Ned Washington/Victor Young - Ballad Medley: A Ghost of Chance/I Cover The Waterfront | not rated | 5:50 |
| 5. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - Our Love Is Here To Stay | not rated | 5:59 |
| 6. Benny Krueger/Chester Conn/Jule Styne/Ned Miller - Sunday | not rated | 5:49 |
| 7. Ervin Drake/H.J. Lengsfelder/Juan Tizol - Perdido | not rated | 6:46 |
| 8. Lester Young - Waldorf Blues | not rated | 7:02 |
| 9. Lester Young - Waldorf Blues | not rated | 8:46 |
| 10. Benny Krueger/Chester Conn/Jule Styne/Ned Miller - Sunday | not rated | 7:10 |
| 11. Al Dubin/Harry Warren - You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me | not rated | 7:46 |
| 1:20:14 | ||
| CD7 | ||
| 1. Al Dubin/Harry Warren - You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me | not rated | 5:34 |
| 2. Lester Young - Romping | not rated | 11:47 |
| 3. Clay Boland/Moe Jaffe - Gypsy In My Soul | not rated | 4:20 |
| 4. Sam H. Stept/Sidney Clare - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | not rated | 6:07 |
| 5. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - They Can't Take That Away From Me | not rated | 6:06 |
| 6. Lester Young - Salute To Benny | not rated | 8:38 |
| 7. Billy Moll/Murray Mencher - Ballad Medley: The Very Thought Of You/I Want A Little Girl | not rated | 6:42 |
| 8. Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk - Mean To Me | not rated | 7:10 |
| 9. Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart - I Didn't Know What Time It Was | not rated | 4:25 |
| 10. George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin - Oh! Lady Be Good! | not rated | 3:45 |
| 11. Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe - Almost Like Being In Love | not rated | 4:05 |
| 12. Bert Kalmar/Harry Ruby - Three Little Words | not rated | 4:24 |
| 13. Edward Heyman/Johnny Green - I Cover The Waterfront | not rated | 3:53 |
| 14. Ira Gershwin/Vernon Duke - I Can't Get Started | not rated | 3:16 |
| 1:20:12 | ||
| CD8 | ||
| 1. Ballard MacDonald/James F. Hanley - (Back Home Again In) Indiana | not rated | 2:58 |
| 2. Arthur Johnston/Johnny Burke - Pennies From Heaven | not rated | 3:30 |
| 3. Lester Young - New D.B. Blues | not rated | 3:21 |
| 4. George David Weiss/George Shearing - Lullaby Of Birdland | not rated | 3:50 |
| 5. Harry Warren/Irving Gordon - There Will Never Be Another You | not rated | 3:45 |
| 6. Irving Caesar/Vincent Youmans - Tea For Two | not rated | 3:46 |
| 7. Traditional - Early Life [Birthplace/Music In New Orleans/Youn's Father] | not rated | 3:58 |
| 8. Traditional - After New Orleans | not rated | 2:06 |
| 9. Traditional - Pres's Instruments [Drums/Tenor Saxophone] | not rated | 6:05 |
| 10. Traditional - Count Basie | not rated | 1:52 |
| 11. Traditional - Racial Tension | not rated | 2:27 |
| 12. Traditional - Influences | not rated | 2:45 |
| 13. Traditional - Composing And Reading Music [The Family Band/ With Orchestra] | not rated | 5:27 |
| 14. Traditional - Recordings: Clarinet Dates | not rated | 3:07 |
| 15. Traditional - Lady Day And Nobody's Business | not rated | 2:56 |
| 16. Traditional - Philosophy On Music I | not rated | 1:30 |
| 17. Traditional - Younger Saxophone | not rated | 2:02 |
| 18. Traditional - Basie Then And Now | not rated | 2:19 |
| 19. Traditional - Debunking | not rated | 1:49 |
| 20. Traditional - Philosophy On Music II | not rated | 1:56 |
| 21. Traditional - Pres's Sound: Sitting In With Fletcher Henderson | not rated | 2:40 |
| 22. Traditional - Joining Henderson | not rated | 3:40 |
| 23. Traditional - Early Pres; Oliver, Bronson, Basie | not rated | 1:25 |
| 24. Traditional - Coleman Hawkins And Henderson | not rated | 1:37 |
| 25. Traditional - Billie Holiday | not rated | 1:50 |
| 26. Traditional - Recording Techniques | not rated | 2:12 |
| 27. Traditional - Pres's Favorite Singers | not rated | 1:50 |
| 28. Traditional - Philosophy On Music Vis-A-Vis Other Tenor Players | not rated | 3:11 |
| 29. Traditional - Records New And Old | not rated | 2:24 |
| 30. Traditional - Mahalia Jackson | not rated | 1:04 |
| 1:23:22 | ||
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