LESTER YOUNG: The great tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and band-leader was born on August 27, 1909. Tonight we’ll celebrate his centennial by tracing his recording career from January 1937 to March 1959. We’ll sample his recordings for (chronologically) Decca, Commodore, Aladdin, Keynote, Savoy and Verve, and play a rare interview from 1958.
Artist: Count Basie Orchestra
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings
Tune: Roseland Shuffle
Label: Decca
Artist: Count Basie Orchestra
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings
Tune: Every Tub
Label: Decca
Artist: Count Basie Orchestra
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings
Tune: Dark Rapture
Label: Decca
Artist: Count Basie Orchestra
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings
Tune: Jive at Five
Label: Decca
Artist: Kansas City Six
Album: The “Kansas City” Sessions
Tune: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Label: Commodore
Artist: Kansas City Six
Album: The “Kansas City” Sessions
Tune: Pagin’ the Devil
Label: Commodore
Artist: Kansas City Six
Album: The “Kansas City” Sessions
Tune: Three Little Words
Label: Commodore
Artist: Kansas City Six
Album: The “Kansas City” Sessions
Tune: I Got Rhythm
Label: Commodore
Artist: Lester Young
Album: The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Tune: I Can’t Get Started
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Lester Young
Album: The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Tune: She’s Funny That Way
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Lester Young
Album: The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Tune: Something to Remember You By
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young on Keynote
Tune: Just You, Just Me
Label: Mercury
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young on Keynote
Tune: I Never Knew
Label: Mercury
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young on Keynote
Tune: Sometimes I’m Happy
Label: Mercury
Artist: Lester Young Septet
Album: The Master’s Touch
Tune: Exercise In Swing
Label: Savoy
Artist: Lester Young Septet
Album: The Master’s Touch
Tune: Crazy Over Jazz
Label: Savoy
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: Thou Swell
Label: Verve
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: Undercover Girl Blues
Label: Verve
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: Lester Swings
Label: Verve
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: Pennies From Heaven
Label: Verve
Artist: Lester Young Quartet
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: Interview with Chris Albertson
Label: Verve
Artist: The Jazz Giants
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan
Label: Verve
Artist: The Jazz Giants
Album: The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Tune: Gigantic Blues
Label: Verve
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