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Lester Young/Roy Eldridge/Harry Edison: Laughin' to Keep from Cryin'

by David Adler
May 1, 2000

This 1958 all-star date documents Pres on his last legs, about a year away from death. His tone is faltering and his energy level is low — especially on the clarinet, which he plays on “Salute to Benny" and “They Can’t Take That Away From Me." But still, on “Gypsy In My Soul" and “Please Don’t ...