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Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young

Compil. US 1995 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Swing)

Printed in Holland # 1-1 to 1- 4: Recorded at Los Angeles, July 15, 1942 # 1-5 to 1-8: Recorded at Los Angeles, December, 1945 # 1-9 to 1-12: Recorded at Los Angeles, January 1946 # 1-13 to 1-16: Recorded at Los Angeles, Augut 1946 # 11-7 to 2-4: Recorded at Chicago, October 1946 # 2-5 to 2-9: Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, February 18, 1947 # 2-10 to 2-12: Recorded at New York City, April 2, 1947 # 2-13 to 2-16; Recorded at WOR Studio, New York City, December 29, 1947 # 2-17 to 2-22: Recorded at Los Angeles, December 22, 1947

     
Musicians
PortraitLester Young ts, 1909-1959 US
tenor saxophone, album by, written by
PortraitWillie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US
alto saxophone
PortraitCurly Russell b, 1917-1986 US
bass
PortraitCurtis Counce b, 1926-1963 US
bass
Junior Rudd
bass
PortraitRed Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US
bass, written by
PortraitRodney Richardson b, 1917-2005 US
bass
Ted Briscoe
bass
PortraitChico Hamilton dr, 1921-2013 US
drums
PortraitHenry Tucker Green dr,
drums
PortraitJohnny Otis p, vib, voc, 1921-2012 US
drums
Lyndall Marshall
drums
PortraitRoy Haynes dr, *1925 US
drums
PortraitTiny Kahn dr, US
drums
PortraitChuck Wayne g, 1923-1997 US
guitar
PortraitDave Barbour g, 1912-1965 US
guitar
PortraitFred Lacey g, US
guitar
PortraitIrving Ashby g, 1920-1987 US
guitar
Nasir Barakaat
guitar
PortraitLeonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB
liner notes, issue 1975, producer
Argonne Thorton
piano
PortraitDodo Marmarosa p, 1925-2002 US
piano
PortraitGene DiNovi p,
piano
PortraitJimmy Bunn p, 1926-1997 US
piano
PortraitJoe Albany p, 1924-1988 US
piano
PortraitNat King Cole voc, p, 1919-1965 US
piano
PortraitWesley Jones p,
piano
PortraitVic Dickenson tb, 1906-1984 US
trombone
PortraitHoward McGhee tr, 1918-1987 US
trumpet
PortraitShorty McConnell tr,
trumpet
PortraitHelen Humes voc, 1913-1981 US
vocals, written by
Producers
Norman Granz producer
Michael Cuscuna reissue producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1IndianaLester YoungBallard MacDonald, James F. Hanley4:50
2I Can't Get StartedLester YoungIra Gershwin, Vernon Duke4:53
3Tea For TwoLester YoungIrving Caesar, Vincent Youmans4:45
4Body And SoulLester YoungEdward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour5:07
5D. B. BluesLester YoungKing Pleasure, Lester Young2:58
6Lester Blows AgainLester YoungLester Young2:29
7These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)Lester YoungEric Maschwitz, Harry Link, Jack Strachey3:08
8Jumpin' At MesnersLester YoungLester Young2:42
9It's Only A Paper MoonLester YoungBilly Rose, E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen3:03
10After You've GoneLester YoungHenry Creamer, Turner Layton5:40
11Lover, Come Back To Me!Lester YoungOscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg2:35
12Jammin' With LesterLester YoungLester Young3:01
13You're Driving Me CrazyLester YoungWalter Donaldson3:03
14New Lester Leaps InLester YoungLester Young2:55
15Lester's Be-Bop BoogieLester YoungLester Young3:08
16She's Funny That WayLester YoungNeil Moret, Richard Whiting3:17
17SundayLester YoungBenny Krueger, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Ned Miller2:22
18S. M. BluesLester YoungLester Young3:00
19Jumpin' With Symphony SidLester YoungLester Young3:09
20No Eyes BluesLester YoungLester Young2:57
21Sax-O-Be-BopLester YoungLester Young2:50
22On The Sunny Side Of The StreetLester YoungDorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh2:57
23Easy Does ItLester YoungLester Young2:31
24Easy Does It (Alternate Take)Lester YoungLester Young2:27
25Movin' With LesterLester YoungLester Young2:43
26One O'Clock JumpLester YoungCount Basie2:36
27Jumpin' At The WoodsideLester YoungCount Basie2:57
28I'm Confessin'Lester YoungAl Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds2:29
29Lester Smooths It OutLester YoungLester Young2:52
30Just CoolingLester YoungLester Young2:56
31Tea For TwoLester YoungIrving Caesar, Vincent Youmans3:05
32East Of The SunLester YoungBrooks Bowman3:07
33Sheik Of ArabyLester YoungFrancis Wheeler, Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder2:29
34Something To Remember You ByLester YoungSchwartz & Dietz2:42
35Riffin' Without HelenLester Young3:10
36Please Let Me ForgetLester YoungRed Callender3:07
37He Don't Love You AnymoreLester YoungMartin Hathaway2:49
38Pleasing Men BluesLester YoungHerbie Brock3:03
39See See RiderLester YoungMa Rainey2:46
40It's Better To Give Than RecieveLester YoungHelen Humes, Marcel LeMayes2:55
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