Lester Young - Lester Young & the Piano Giants (1988) CD Rip

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Artist: Lester Young
Title: Lester Young & the Piano Giants
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: Verve Records [835 316-2]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 57:55
Total Size: 246 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01.This Year's Kisses
02.September In The Rain
03. Red Boy Blues
04. I Want To Be Happy
05. Up 'N Adam
06. Pres Returns
07. Just You, Just Me
08. Too Marvelous For Words
09.Three Little Words
10. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
11. The Man I Love

Lester Young - Lester Young & the Piano Giants (1988) CD Rip

While it's best to check out Lester Young's prime late-'40s recordings first, this edition of Verve's Compact Jazz series does provide a sampling of those stellar sides, plus some often inconsistent latter-day work from the '50s. Of particular interest are the sessions Young cut with Nat King Cole ("I Want to Be Happy"), Hank Jones ("Up 'n' Adam"), and John Lewis ("September in the Rain"), which find the tenor innovator waxing svelte and lithe on a rich store of ballads and swing-issue romps. The later material with Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson, while good, is noticeably lacking in light of the prime stuff. Still, this budget sampler is a good way for newcomers to get familiar with one of true giants of jazz. ~Stephen Cook

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