Lester Young & Harry Sweets Edison - Going For Myself

Harry "Sweets" Edison

Much-imitated jazz trumpeter with unmatched laconic wit and a trademark of repeated single notes. 
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Lester Young

A tenor sax legend, known as Pres, whose melodic, smooth-flowing lines made him the most influential and inventive player of the pre-bop era. 
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1 Flic 6:16 2 Love Is Here To Stay 5:53 3 St. Tropez 10:05 4 Waldorf Blues 8:19 5 Sunday 6:55 6 You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me 5:20 7 Medley: A Ghost Of A Chance / I Cover The Waterfront 5:51 8 Perdido 6:14 9 St. Tropez [Alt. Take] 6:55 10 You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me [Alt. Take] 7:43 11 Waldorf Blues [Alt. Take] 6:16

Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young ( Except 3 & 9) Trumpet – Harry "Sweets" Edison Bass – Ray Brown Clarinet – Lester Young (# 3 & 9) Drums – Louis Bellson (# 1-3 & 7-9), Mickey Sheen (# 4-6 & 10-11) Guitar – Herb Ellis Piano – Lou Stein (# 4-6 & 10-11), Oscar Peterson (# 1-3 & 7-9) Recorded - 1-3 & 7-9 Hollywood, July 31, 1957 4-6 & 10-11 New York, February 7, 1958