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Lester Young
The Lester Young Story Volume 1

Compil. US 1976 on Columbia label
Jazz (Swing)

Double album, manual sequence. Recordings made between 1936-37, with Lester Young playing with Jones-Smith, Incorporated (Count Basie, piano), with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, and with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra. Re-recording studios: Columbia Records, New York City. Technical note: In assembling the titles that make of the albums in the Lester Young Story, we drew on original shellac 78s, laminated reissues, 16" glass and metal-based acetates, vinyl test pressings, 10" and 12" LPs, and quarter-, half-, and full-track tapes, each with their own peculiar sound qualities. [ . . . ] Test pressings, which should have provided us with the best of all possible transfers, were often unusable, owing to the masters having buckled and corroded over the years. In some cases, unused metal parts had been destroyed and we had to borrow less than perfect tape copies from generous collectors.

     
Musicians
PortraitLester Young ts, 1909-1959 US
tenor saxophone, album by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone
PortraitArtie Bernstein b, 1909-1964 US
bass, string
PortraitWalter Page b, 1900-1957 US
bass, string
PortraitBenny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US
clarinet
PortraitBuster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US
clarinet
PortraitEdmond Hall cl, 1901-1967 US
clarinet
PortraitCozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US
drums
PortraitJo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US
drums
PortraitAllan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US
guitar
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitCount Basie p, 1904-1984 US
piano
PortraitJimmy Sherman p, 1908-1975 US
piano
PortraitTeddy Wilson p, 1912-1986 US
piano
PortraitBuck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US
trumpet
PortraitCarl Smith tr,
trumpet
PortraitBillie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US
vocals
PortraitJimmy Rushing voc, 1901-1972 US
vocals
PortraitJones-Smith Incorporated , US
performer on track
PortraitTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra , US
performer on track
PortraitBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra , 1933-1940 US
performer on track
Producers
Thomas B. Allen artwork
Doug Pomeroy engineer, re-recording
John Hammond executive-producer
Michael Brooks reissue producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Shoe Shine BoyJones-Smith Incorporated2:58
2Shoe Shine Boy (Alt.)Jones-Smith Incorporated2:47
3Evenin'Jones-Smith Incorporated2:55
4Boogie-WoogieJones-Smith Incorporated3:13
5Oh Lady Be GoodJones-Smith Incorporated3:07
6He Ain't Got No RhythmTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:49
7This Year's KissesTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:07
8Why Was I BornTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:49
9I Must Have That ManTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:53
10Sun ShowersTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:03
11Yours And MineTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:13
12Mean To MeTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:06
13Mean To Me (Alt.)Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:05
14Fooling MyselfTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:58
15Easy LivingTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:02
16I'll Never Be The SameTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:00
17I've Found A New BabyTeddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:38
18I've Found A New Baby (Alt.)Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:35
19Me, Myself And I Are All In Love With YouBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:34
20Me, Myself And I Are All In Love With You (Alt.)Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:33
21A Sailboat In The MoonlightBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:49
22Born To LoveBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:38
23Without Your LoveBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:51
24Without Your Love (Alt.)Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:51
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