Four Classic Albums (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet / Blue Lester / The Jazz Giants 56 / Count Basie At Newport)
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Lester Young
Four Classic Albums (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet / Blue Lester / The Jazz Giants 56 / Count Basie At Newport)
[ Avid / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 3 April 2020
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AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD second release from Lester Young, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. Having released a fine set by Lester Young (AMSC1307) over two years ago, we thought it was high time to re-visit the great man's catalogue. This time we have included not only a couple of classic Count Basie titles which heavily feature 'Pres' at his absolute prime, but also the formidable classic 'The Jazz Giants'.
'Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet'; 'Blue Lester'; 'The Jazz Giants '56' and 'Count Basie At Newport''
There is not much to say about Lester Young that has not been said before, he was certainly one of the most influential jazz musicians who ever lived and he really did exemplify the image of the cool jazz musician with his heavy eye lidded appearance, his famed pork pie hat and the ever present, fag smoke wafting into view. His playing was cool and mellow and brilliant and we have chosen to highlight it in our four albums where he can be heard in collaboration with other great musicians including Count Basie, Buck Clayton, Freddie Greene, Jo Jones, Junior Mance, Roy Haynes, Shadow Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Teddy Wilson, Illinois Jacquet, Frank Wess, Thad Jones & Jimmy Rushing.
Tracks:
CD1
1. Lester Leaps In Again (take 1) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
2. After Theatre Jump (take 2) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
3. Destination K.C. (take 1) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
4. I Never Knew (take 2) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
5. Just You, Just Me (take 2) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
6. Afternoon Of A Basie-ite (take 2) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
7. Sometimes I'm Happy (take 2) (Count Basie Kansas City Seven & Lester Young Quartet)
8. (I Don't Stand) Ghost Of A Chance (Blue Lester)
9. Crazy Over Jazz (Blue Lester)
10. Ding Dong (Blue Lester)
11. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Blue Lester)
12. These Foolish Things (Blue Lester)
13. Exercise In Swing (Blue Lester)
14. Blues 'N Bells (Blue Lester)
15. Salute To Fats (Blue Lester)
16. June Bug (Blue Lester)
17. Blue Lester (Blue Lester)
18. Jump, Lester Jump (Blue Lester)
19. Basie English (Blue Lester)
CD2
1. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (The Jazz Giants '56)
2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (The Jazz Giants '56)
3. Gigantic Blues (The Jazz Giants '56)
4. This Year's Kisses (The Jazz Giants '56)
5. You Can Depend On Me (The Jazz Giants '56)
6. Swingin' At Newport (Count Basie At Newport)
7. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Count Basie At Newport)
8. Lester Leaps In (Count Basie At Newport)
9. Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) (Count Basie At Newport)
10. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) (Count Basie At Newport)
11. Evenin' (Count Basie At Newport)
12. One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie At Newport)
