Giants Of Jazz - Lester Young

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Album Info

Release Date: 1980

Label: Time Life Records

52 page booklet, addendum sheet and loose page print of Lester Young included in box set.

Recording dates, places & original 78rpm releases:
A1: October 9(?), 1936, Chicago; Jones-Smith Incorporated - Evenin' / Shoe Shine Boy
A2: October 9(?), 1936, Chicago; Jones-Smith Incorporated - Boogie Woogie / Lady, Be Good
A3: Jan. 25, 1937, New York; Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra - He Ain't Got Rhythm / This Year's Kisses
A4: June 1, 1937, New York; Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra - I'll Never Be The Same / I Found A New Baby
A5: June 15, 1937, New York; Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra - Born To Love / A Sailboat In The Moonlight
A6: August 9, 1937, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Let Me Dream / Time Out
A7: Jan. 3, 1938, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Georgianna / Blues In The Dark
B1: Jan. 6, 1938, New York; Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra - When You're Smiling / I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
B2: Jan. 6, 1938, New York;
B3: Jan. 12, 1938, New York; Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra - Back In Your Own Back Yard / When A Woman Loves A Man
B4: Sept. 8, 1938, New York; Kansas City Six - Pagin' The Devil / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
B5: Sept. 8, 1938, New York; Kansas City Six, Kansas City Five - Them There Eyes / Good Morning Blues
B6: Sept. 8, 1938, New York; Kansas City Six - Countless Blues (Ad Lib Jump Blues) / I Want A Little Girl
B7: Sept. 8, 1938, New York; Lester Young - Kansas City Six And Five (LP - an alternate take)
C1: Nov. 16, 1938, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Jumpin' At The Woodside / Dark Rapture
C2: Feb. 4, 1939, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Evil Blues / Jive At Five
C3: Feb. 13,1939, Chicago; Count Basie - Super Chief (LP)
C4: March 19, 1939, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - If I Could Be With You / Taxi War Dance
C5: June 26, 1939, Chicago; Glenn Hardman And His Hammond Five - Jazz Me Blues / Upright Organ Blues
C6, C7: Sept. 5, 1939, New York; Count Basie And The Kansas City Seven - Dickie's Dream / Lester Leaps In
D1: Nov. 6, 1939, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - I Left My Baby / Riff Interlude
D2: March 19, 1940, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Tickle-Toe / I Never Knew
D3: March 20, 1940, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Easy Does It / Louisiana
D4: March 20, 19410, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Let Me See / Basie Boogie
D5: May 31, 1940, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Gone With "What" Wind / Blow Top
D6: Nov. 19, 1940, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Five O'Clock Whistle / My Wandering' Man
E1: Nov. 19, 1940, New York; Count Basie Orchestra - Broadway / The Jitters
E2: March 10, 1941, New York; Una Mae Carlisle - There'll Be Some Changes Made / Beautiful Eyes
E3: March 21, 1941, New York; Billie Holiday - All Of Me / Romance In The Dark
E4: April 3, 1941, New York; Sam Price And His Texas Blusicians - Things 'Bout Coming My Way / Just Jivin' Around
E5: July 15, 1942, Los Angeles; Lester Young Trio - Lester Young-King Cole-Red Callender Trio
E6, E7: Dec. 28, 1943, New York; Lester Young Quartet - Afternoon Of A Basie-ite / Sometimes I'm Happy
F1: March 1944, New York; Kansas City Six - Three Little Words / Four O'Clock Drag
F2: March 22, 1944, New York; Kansas City Five, Lester Young, The Kansas City Seven - Lester Leaps Again / After Theatre Jump
F3: March 22, 1944, New York; The Kansas City Seven - Destination K.C. / 6 Cats And A Prince
F4: April 18, 1944, New York; Johnny Guarnieri's All Star Orchestra - Basie English / Exercise In Swing
F5: October 1945, Los Angeles; Lester Young And His Band - D. B. Blues / Lester Blows Again
F6: Dec. 5, 1957, New York; Various - The Sound Of Jazz (LP)

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