The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve

~ Release by Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145470872 - Format: 8CD
Additional:
Be it by its size, by its price, or by the variety of the material (Clef, Norgran, Verve, 1946-1959), this boxset is definitely not for casual listeners - who will probably be much happier with the sampler Lester Swings.
Hard-core jazz fans, although, will be delighted by this exhaustive insight at Young's later career - too often disregarded.
The last cd also contains a wealth of interesting interviews.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-15 11:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Back to the Land
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Aye Guy (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recording of:
Back to the Land (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:58
2I Cover the Waterfront (12" LP take)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Aye Guy (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
3:52
3I Cover the Waterfront (Master take)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Aye Guy (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
4:05
4Somebody Loves Me
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Aye Guy (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:54
5I've Found a New Baby
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Nat King Cole (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
4:06
6The Man I Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
producer:
Norman Granz
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Nat "King" Cole (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Man I Love (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
4:51
7Peg O' My Heart
piano:
Aye Guy (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
instrumental recording of:
Peg o’ My Heart (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) (on 1913-03-15)
composer:
Fred Fisher (on 1913-03-15)
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
4:06
8I Want to Be Happy
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
producer:
Norman Granz
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Nat "King" Cole (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
instrumental recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:58
9Mean to Me
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
piano:
Aye Guy (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
instrumental recording of:
Mean to Me (from 1946-03 until 1946-04)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
4:13
10Too Marvelous for Words (78rpm take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-17) and Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-17) and Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-17) and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-17, in 1950-07)
instrumental recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1949-09-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:01
11Too Marvelous for Words (LP take)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-17) and Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-17) and Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-17) and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-17, in 1950-07)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1949-09-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:02
12'Deed I Do
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-17)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-17)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-17)
instrumental recording of:
’Deed I Do (on 1949-09-17)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:17
13Encore
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-17)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-17)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-17)
3:10
14Polka Dots and Moonbeams
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-17)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-17)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-17)
instrumental recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (on 1949-09-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
ABC Music Co. (799 Sevenih Avenue, New York 1930s-1940s), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:41
15Up 'n' Adam
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-17)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-17)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-17)
3:51
16Three Little Words
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
instrumental recording of:
Three Little Words (in 1950-07)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Chappell and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
3:20
17Count Every Star (Master take)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
instrumental recording of:
Count Every Star (in 1950-07)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Bruno Coquatrix
3:02
18Count Every Star
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
instrumental recording of:
Count Every Star (in 1950-07)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Bruno Coquatrix
3:13
19It All Depends on You
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
instrumental recording of:
It All Depends on You (in 1950-07)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
3:24
20Neenah (alternate take)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
3:10
21Neenah (alternate take)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
2:18
22Neenah (Master take)
double bass:
Joe Shulman (in 1950-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (Drummer) (in 1950-07)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1950-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1950-07)
3:27
2▶CD
3▶CD
4▶CD
5▶CD
6▶CD
7▶CD
8▶CD