The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1951-1952

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Frenesi
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
instrumental recording of:
Frenesí (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Lester Young Quartet3:01
2Pete's Cafe
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
recording of:
Pete's Café (on 1951-01-16)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young Quartet3:36
3Little Pee's Blues
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
recording of:
Little Pee Blues (on 1951-01-16)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young Quartet2:41
4A Foggy Day
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Lester Young Quartet2:53
5In a Little Spanish Town
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
Lester Young Quartet3:14
6Let's Fall in Love
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Lester Young Quartet2:57
7Down 'n' Adam
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
recording of:
Down 'n' Adam (on 1951-03-08)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young Quartet2:57
8Lester Swings
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
recording of:
Lester Swings (on 1951-03-08)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young Quartet2:34
9Slow Motion Blues
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
Lester Young Quartet2:57
10Ad Lib Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
Ad Lib Blues (on 1952-11-28)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio5:53
11Just You, Just Me
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio7:39
12Tea for Two
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1951-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio7:45
13Indiana
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1951-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio7:03
14These Foolish Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:27
15I Can't Get Started
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-11-28)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1951-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:40
16Stardust
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:35
17It Takes Two to Tango
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1951-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:14
18On the Sunny Side of the Street
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1951-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:26
19Almost Like Being in Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1952)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-11-28)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-11-28)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-11-28)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1952-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (on 1952-11-28)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:30

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1325) (order: 834)