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Lester Young: Compatible Quotes and a Movie
Rifftides postings have been seldom lately because I'm working on a magazine piece about the resuscitation of Lester Young's tenor saxophone and the consequent revival of a band devoted to his music. More about that later. In the meantime, here's a set of thoughts from and about Prez. Well, the way I play, I try ...
Enter the Mosaic Records "Lester Young/Count Basie" Giveaway
All About Jazz readers are invited to join the Mosaic Records Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-1940 4-CD set giveaway starting today. We'll select one lucky winner at the conclusion of the contest on September 25th. Click here to enter the contest All contestants will join the Lester Young @ AAJ fan network and the winner will ...
The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-1940 4CD Set on Mosaic Records
"Irrespective of tempo, his melodic invention was always strange and haunting. On a jump number, he would impose a weird mood; a ballad was transformed into a nostalgic song, searching and mysterious." --Stanley Dance Together “Pres" & Basie Began To Completely Reinvent Jazz Available at last: the most important collection imaginable from the legendary pairing of ...
Being Prez: The Life & Music of Lester Young
by J. Robert Bragonier
Being Prez: The Life & Music of Lester Young Dave Gelly Hardcover; 170 pages. ISBN: 978 0195334777 Oxford University Press 2008 A New History of Jazz, arguably the seminal jazz history text, was written in 2001 by Alyn Shipton, a Brit. ...
Lester Young: Live at Birdland
by Graham L. Flanagan
Whenever a label decides to blow the dust off of a live Lester Young recording, the results are unlikely to disappoint. Such is the case with Live at Birdland, which fits on one disc three different live radio broadcasts. The first of the three sets was recorded January 15, 1953 and broadcast on ...
The Complete Studio Sessions On Verve
By Lester Young
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2006
Track listing: Cd 1
01. Back To The Land;
02. I Cover The Waterfront - (12" LP take);
03. I Cover The Waterfront - (master take);
04. Somebody Loves Me;
05. I've Found A New Baby;
06. Man I Love, The;
07. Peg O' My Heart;
08. I Want To Be Happy;
09. Mean To Me;
10. Too Marvelous For Words - (78-rpm take);
11. Too Marvelous For Words - (LP take);
12. 'Deed I Do;
13. Encore;
14. Polka Dots And Moonbeams;
15. Up 'N' Adam;
16. Three Little Words;
17. Count Every Star - (master take);
18. Count Every Star;
19. It All Depends On You;
20. Neenah - (alternate take);
21. Neenah - (alternate take);
22. Neenah - (master take);
Cd 2
01. Jeepers Creepers;
02. Thou Swell - (USA 78-rpm take);
03. Thou Swell - (Canada 78-rpm take);
04. September In The Rain;
05. Undercover Girl Blues;
06. Frenesi;
07. Pete's Cafe;
08. Little Pee Blues;
09. Foggy Day, A;
10. In A Little Spanish Town;
11. Let's Fall In Love;
12. Down 'N' Adam;
13. Lester Swings;
14. Slow Motion Blues;
15. Ad Lib Blues;
16. Just You, Just Me;
17. Tea For Two;
18. Indiana;
19. These Foolish Things;
20. I Can't Get Started
Cd 3
01. Star Dust;
02. It Takes Two To Tango;
03. On The Sunny Side Of The Street;
04. Almost Like Being In Love;
05. I Can't Give You Anything But Love;
06. There Will Never Be Another You;
07. I'm Confessin';
08. Willow Weep For Me;
09. This Can't Be Love;
10. Can't We Be Friends;
11. Tenderly;
12. New D.B. Blues;
13. Jumpin' At The Woodside;
14. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me;
15. Oh, Lady Be Good!;
16. Another Mambo;
17. Come Rain Or Come Shine;
18. Rose Room;
19. Somebody Loves Me;
20. Touch Me Again;
21. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Cd 4
01. I'm In The Mood For Love;
02. Big Top Blues;
03. Mean To Me;
04. That's All - (alternate take);
05. That's All - (master take);
06. Red Boy Blues;
07. Pennies From Heaven;
08. She's Funny That Way - (breakdown);
09. She's Funny That Way - (master take);
10. One O'Clock Jump;
11. It's The Talk Of The Town;
12. I've Found A New Baby;
13. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
Cd 5
01. I Didn't Know What Time It Was;
02. Gigantic Blues;
03. This Year's Kisses;
04. You Can Depend On Me;
05. Pres Returns;
06. Prisoner Of Love;
07. Taking A Chance On Love;
08. All Of Me;
09. Louise;
10. Love Is Here To Stay;
11. Love Me Or Leave Me
Cd 6
01. St. Tropez - (alternate take);
02. St. Tropez - (master take);
03. Flic;
04. Ballad Medley: A Ghost Of A Chance / I Cover The Waterfront;
05. Love Is Here To Stay;
06. Sunday - (rejected version);
07. Perdido - (incomplete take);
08. Waldorf Blues - (alternate take);
09. Waldorf Blues - (master take);
10. Sunday - (master take);
11. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me - (alternate take)
Cd 7
01. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me - (master take);
02. Romping;
03. Gypsy In My Soul;
04. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone;
05. They Can't Take That Away From Me;
06. Salute To Benny;
07. Ballad Medley: The Very Thought Of You / I Want A Little Girl / Blue And Sentimental;
08. Mean To Me;
09. I Didn't Know What Time It Was;
10. Oh, Lady Be Good!;
11. Almost Like Being In Love;
12. Three Little Words;
13. I Cover The Waterfront;
14. I Can't Get Started;
Cd 8
01. Indiana;
02. Pennies From Heaven;
03. New D.B. Blues;
04. Lullaby Of Birdland;
05. There Will Never Be Another You;
06. Tea For Two;
07. Interview With Lester Young: Early Life/Birthplace/Music In New Orleans/Young's Father;
08. Interview With Lester Young: After New Orleans;
09. Interview With Lester Young: Pres's Instruments/Drums/Tenor Saxophone;
10. Interview With Lester Young: Count Basie;
11. Interview With Lester Young: Racial Tension;
12. Interview With Lester Young: Influences;
13. Interview With Lester Young: Composing And Reading Music: The Family Band/With Orchestra;
14. Interview With Lester Young: Recordings: Clarinet Dates;
15. Interview With Lester Young: Lady Day And And Nobody's Business;
16. Interview With Lester Young: Philosophy On Music I;
17. Interview With Lester Young: Younger Saxophonists;
18. Interview With Lester Young: Basie Then And Now;
19. Interview With Lester Young: Debunking;
20. Interview With Lester Young: Philosophy On Music II;
21. Interview With Lester Young: Pres's Sound: Sitting In With Fletcher Henderson;
22. Interview With Lester Young: Joining Henderson;
23. Interview With Lester Young: Early Pres: Oliver, Bronson, Basie;
24. Interview With Lester Young: Coleman Hawkins And Henderson;
25. Interview With Lester Young: Billie Holiday;
26. Interview With Lester Young: Recording Techniques;
27. Interview With Lester Young: Pres's Favorite Singers;
28. Interview With Lester Young: Philosophy On Music Vis-A-Vis Other Tenor Players;
29. Interview With Lester Young: Records New And Old;
30. Interview With Lester Young: Mahalia Jackson
Lester Young: The Complete Studio Sessions On Verve
by AAJ Italy Staff
In un mercato discografico in cui si assiste al paradosso quotidiano di migliaia di uscite che nessuno [o quasi] comprerà, alla corsa alla ristampa - poco importa la qualità - di qualsiasi cosa sia uscita da pochi minuti dal “giogo" dei diritti d'autore, ma anche allo stesso tempo di cofanetti costosi, atti più a solleticare l'impulso ...
