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The Lester Young Story [Proper]

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 ...

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Blue Lester

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 ...

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From a Cool Perspective

From a Cool Perspective (2002) more music like this

by Lester Young

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Blue Lester: The One and Only Lester Young

Blue Lester: The One and Only Lester Young (2005) more music like this

by Lester Young

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Master Takes

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 ...

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The Chicago to New York to Los Angeles: 1938-1944

The Chicago to New York to Los Angeles: 1938-1944 (2002) more music like this

by Lester Young

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The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1939-1947

The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1939-1947 (2002) more music like this

by Lester Young

This series is of immense value to consumers of the French Classics CD series. These are alternate takes, in chronological order, of historic jazz (and some blues), with a strong representation of the swing era. Vol. 1: 1939-1947 -- The Alternative Takes contains 25 Lester Young tracks on a single disc, including multiple versions of "Exercise in ...

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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 ...

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The Immortal (1944) more music like this

by Lester Young

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Lester Leaps Again

Lester Leaps Again (2001) more music like this

by Lester Young

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