The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve Vol III

The 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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Lester Young

The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve Vol III

1. Star Dust 00:00 2. It Takes Two To Tango 03:38 3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 09:45 4. Almost Like Being In Love 13:13 5. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 16:47 6. There Will Never Be Another You 20:10 7. I'm Confessin' 23:40 8. Willow Weep For Me 27:24 9. This Can't Be Love 30:34 10. Can't We Be Friends? 33:59 11. Tenderly 37:09 12. New D.B. Blues 40:39 13. Jumpin' At The Woodside 44:00 14. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 47:05 15. Oh, Lady, Be Good! 50:19 16. Another Mambo 53:49 17. Come Rain Or Come Shine 57:28 18. Rose Room 01:00:41 19. Somebody Loves Me 01:04:53 20. Touch Me Again ('Kiss Me Again') 01:09:52 21. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 01:15:09 Tracks: 1 to 7 Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone ( On All Tracks ) Vocals on track 2 Oscar Peterson, Piano Barney Kessel, Guitar Ray Brown, Bass J.C. Heard, Drums November 28, 1952

Tracks: 8 to 21 Jesse Drakes, Trumpet Gildo Mahones, Piano Gene Ramey, Bass tracks 8 to 15 ( John Ore, tracks 16 to 21 ) Connie Kay, Drums Tracks 8 to 15 ( December 11, 1953 ) Tracks 16 to 21 ( December 10, 1954 )