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1	The Lester Young Story [Proper] (2000) more music like this by Lester Young Proper, the famous British reissue label, has given the world a series of four-CD "Proper boxes" that contain essential recordings by legendary musicians. Proper's The Lester Young Story is an excellent introduction to this man's phenomenal artistry. Beginning with two instrumentals from his very first recording session on November 9, 1936, Proper ... see all copies from $17.47! new only from $17.47!
2	Blue Lester (1956) more music like this by Lester Young Basically Young's Savoy Master Takes, Blue Lester finds the svelte tenor innovator on a prime mix of sides from 1944 and 1949. As was the trend of most swing soloists by the mid-'40s, Young heads up a few different extended combos here, featuring the likes of pianist Johnny Guarnieri, trumpeter Jesse Drakes, drummer Cozy Cole, and old Basie ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $9.29!
3	Savoy 60th Anniversary: Timeless (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Savoy Jazz marks its 60th anniversary with this double-disc compilation of the early pioneers of bebop. This classic collection features some of the first recordings by such bebop masters as Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz, among others, playing their classic repertoire of the '40s and '50s. These 32 compositions are also ... see all copies from $3.37! new only from $10.77!
4	BD Jazz (2004) more music like this by Lester Young see all copies from $20.31! new only from $20.31!
5	The Art of Jazz: Saxophone [Slimline] (2002) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $7.16!
6	Blues & Boogie Woogie 1937-1947 (1998) more music like this by Count Basie see all copies from $35.00!
7	The Art of Jazz Saxophone: The Masters (1997) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $13.99!
8	Master Takes (1944) more music like this by Lester Young Lester Young recorded for Savoy three separate times in four different settings. On Apr. 18, 1944 he performed as part of the Count Basie Orchestra (although Basie himself was absent) for three numbers and then cut four more songs with a septet that included trumpeter Billy Butterfield and pianist Johnny Guarnieri. A few weeks later he was ... see all copies from $12.00!
9	Lester Dreams (2000) more music like this by Lester Young Definitive's Lester Dreams is a portrait of Lester Young that samples his collaborations with Count Basie in both small and big band settings, beginning with Prez's very first appearance in a recording studio (October 9, 1936) and including his marvelous "Savoy" session of May 1, 1944. This wonderful little album ends with an "Ad Lib Blues" played ... see all copies from $12.09! new only from $12.09!
10	Pres: The Complete Savoy Recordings (1944) more music like this by Lester Young When this double-album set was first released, the "two-fer" fad in jazz and blues reissues was not exactly new, but a consensus on what to do with alternate takes had not been reached, if it ever has. Compact discs made the entire situation easier to deal with, as machines could be programmed to play the selections in any order, and the ... see all copies from $11.00!
11	Lester Leaps Again (2001) more music like this by Lester Young see all copies from $2.85! new only from $2.85!

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