List of Lester Young shellac records
Lester Young: East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) , 78er of the "Aladdin" session with Gene DiNovi , Chuck Wayne , Curly Russell and Tiny Kahn on December 29, 1947
| This list contains the title and composer (s) of the pieces on the A and B sides, label, number, recording date and remarks on the line-up. The presetting is made according to the recording date. It can also be sorted by title and label. |
In the list of shellac records of Lester Young all pieces of the musician are added, he between 1938 (I Know That You Know) and 1954 (I'm in the Mood for Love) under his own name as a 78 rpm vinyl records for the label Aladdin / Philo , Clef / Norgran , Keynote , Mercury , Savoy and Vanguard . This also includes the releases of the Kansas City Five for Commodore Records and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts with Lester Young, but not his sideman recordings, such as with the Metronome All-Stars and with Una Mae Carlisle , Helen Humes , Billie Holiday , Teddy Wilson , Johnny Guarnieri and the big band recordings of the Count Basie Orchestra from 1936 to 1940 (see list of the Count Basie Orchestra's top 30 shellac records ). An overview of his long-playing records can be found in the main article.
| Title, composer (s) A-side | Title, composer (s) B-side | Label, number | Date of recording | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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I Know That You Know ( Vincent Youmans - Anne Caldwell) |
Laughing at Life (Kenny, Todd) |
Commodore 510 |
March 18, 1938 | The Kansas City Five , with Lester Young, Eddie Durham, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, Walter Page |
|
Them There Eyes ( Maceo Pinkard - Doris Tauber - William G. Tracey) |
Good Morning Blues (Eddie Durham) |
Commodore 511 |
March 18, 1938 | The Kansas City Five & Six , with Lester Young, Eddie Durham, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, Walter Page, Buck Clayton Lester Young can be heard again as clarinetist in Them There Eyes , guitarist Freddie Green makes a rare appearance as a singer. |
| Countless Blues (Ad Lib Jump Blues) |
I Want a Little Girl (Moll, Mencher) |
Commodore 509 |
28 Sep 1938 | The Kansas City Six with Eddie Durham , Buck Clayton , Freddie Green , Joe Jones , Walter Paige ( Sic! ) |
|
Pagin 'the Devil |
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans ( Creamer - Layton) |
Commodore 512 |
28 Sep 1938 | The Kansas City Six , with Eddie Durham , Buck Clayton , Freddie Green , Jo Jones , Walter Page . It was an early studio recording with Young as a clarinetist, and one of the earliest sessions with an electrically amplified guitar. |
| Dickie's Dream |
Lester Leaps In (Young) |
Vocalion 5118 |
5th Sep 1939 | Count Basie's Kansas City Seven , with Young, Basie, Buck Clayton, Dickie Wells, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones. Young's composition Lester Leaps In was based on Gershwin's standard I Got Rhythm , which had been written ten years earlier. The song, starting as a head arrangement , was in the repertoire of the basie band for many years. |
|
Indiana (Hanley - McDonald) |
I Can't Get Started ( Vernon Duke - Ira Gershwin ) |
Vanguard Records 1000/1001 |
July 15, 1942 | Session with Young, Nat Cole and Red Callender produced by Norman Granz in Los Angeles . Lester Young's recording from July 1942 was meant as a final greeting to the recently deceased Bunny Berigan . Young had recorded the song with Billie Holiday in 1938. His intense interpretation of the standard influenced the ballad play of later musicians such as Stan Getz and Zoot Sims . |
|
Tea for Two ( Vincent Youmans - Irving Caesar) |
Body and Soul (Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton) |
Vanguard 1002, 1003 |
July 15, 1942 | with Young, Nat Cole, and Red Callender . |
|
I Never Knew ( Ted Fiorito - Gus Kahn ) |
Just You, Just Me (Raymond Klages - Jesse Greer) |
Keynote 603 |
Dec 28, 1943 | Lester Young Quartet with Johnny Guarnieri , Sidney Catlett , Slam Stewart |
|
Afternoon of a Basie-ite (trad.) |
Sometimes I'm Happy (Youmans, Caesar) |
Keynote Records 604 |
Dec 28, 1943 | Lester Young Quartet with Johnny Guarnieri , Sidney Catlett , Slam Stewart |
|
After Theater Jump (Dickie Wells) |
Lester Leaps In (Young) |
Keynote K 1302 |
March 22, 1944 | Kansas City Seven , with Buck Clayton (1), Dickie Wells (1), Lester Young, Count Basie , Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson , Jo Jones |
|
Six Cats and a Prince (Buck Clayton) |
Destination KC (Buck Clayton) |
Keynote K 1303 |
March 22, 1944 | Kansas City Seven , with Buck Clayton (1), Dicky Wells (1), Lester Young, Count Basie , Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson , Jo Jones |
|
I Got Rhythm (Gershwin) |
Yo-yo (young) |
Commodore 955 |
March 28, 1944 | Kansas City Six , with Lester Young, Bill Coleman , Joe Bushkin , John Simmons , Jo Jones |
|
Four O'Clock Drag ( Milt Gabler ) |
Three Little Words ( Bert Kalmar , Harry Ruby ) |
Commodore 7539 |
March 28, 1944 | Kansas City Six , with Lester Young, Bill Coleman , Dickie Wells, Joe Bushkin , John Simmons , Jo Jones |
|
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance ( Victor Young - Bing Crosby - Ned Washington ) |
Lester's Savoy Jump (Jump, Lester Jump) (Young) |
Savoy 535 or 551 |
May 1, 1944 | Young with Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson , Shadow Wilson . |
|
Lester's Blues (Blue Lester) (Young) |
Indiana (Hanley - McDonald) |
Savoy 581 |
May 1, 1944 | Young with Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson , Shadow Wilson . The four tracks of the first Savoy session on May 1st ( Blue Lester, Ghost of a Chance, Indiana and Jump, Lester, Jump ) were published by Savoy as 78s in various combinations. |
|
Lester's Blues (Blue Lester) (Young) |
Jump, Lester, Jump (Young) |
Savoy 667 |
May 1, 1944 | Young with Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson , Shadow Wilson . |
|
I Don't Stand a Ghost Of a Chance (Young - Crosby - Washington) |
Back Home Again in Indiana (Hanley - McDonald) |
Savoy 676 |
May 1, 1944 | Young with Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson , Shadow Wilson . |
|
Three Little Words ( Harry Ruby - Bert Kalmar ) |
Neenah (Young) |
Mercury 8934 |
Oct 26, 1944 | with Bill Clark , Joe Shulman , John Lewis (pianist) |
|
Lester Blows Again (Young) |
DB Blues (Young / King Pleasure ) |
Philo Records P 122 |
Dec 1945 | Young with Vic Dickenson , Dodo Marmarosa , Red Callender and Henry Tucker . |
|
These Foolish Things (Morell - Stachey - Link) |
Jumpin 'at Mesner’s (Young) |
Philo P 124 |
Dec 1945 | Young with Vic Dickenson , Dodo Marmarosa , Red Callender and Henry Tucker . The session was produced by Norman Granz . |
|
It's Only a Paper Moon ( Harold Arlen - EY Harburg - Billy Rose ) |
After You've Gone (Harry Creamer - Turner Layton) |
Aladdin 127 |
Jan. 1946 | with Willie Smith , Howard McGhee , Vic Dickenson , Wesley Jones , Curtis Counce , Johnny Otis ; Los Angeles, produced by Norman Granz |
|
Lover Come Back to Me ( Sigmund Romberg - Oscar Hammerstein II ) |
Jammin 'with Lester (Young) |
Aladdin 128 |
Jan. 1946 | with Willie Smith , Howard McGhee , Vic Dickenson , Wesley Jones , Curtis Counce , Johnny Otis . |
|
Back to the Land (Young) |
I've Found a New Baby (Jack Palmer - Spencer Williams ) |
Clef 11048 |
Apr. 1946 | with Nat Cole and Buddy Rich. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, March – April 1946. |
|
I Cover the Waterfront ( Johnny Green - Edward Heyman ) |
Somebody Loves Me | Clef 11049 |
Apr. 1946 | with Nat Cole and Buddy Rich. Radio Recorders, Hollywood. |
| JATP Blues Part 1 | JATP BLues Part 2 |
Clef 101 |
Apr 22, 1946 | Jazz at the Philharmonic with Buck Clayton, Charlie Parker , Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young, Kenny Kersey , Billy Hadnott , Buddy Rich. |
| JATP Blues Part 3 | JATP BLues Part 4 | Clef 102 |
Apr 22, 1946 | JATP with Buck Clayton, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Kenny Kersey, Billy Hadnott, Buddy Rich. |
| Slow Drag, Pt. 1 | Slow Drag, Pt. 2 | Clef 103 |
Apr 22, 1946 | JATP with Buck Clayton, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Kenny Kersey, Billy Hadnott, Buddy Rich. |
|
You're Driving Me Crazy ( Walter Donaldson ) |
New Lester Leaps In (Young) |
Aladdin 137 |
Aug 1946 | Lester Young and His band , with Joe Albany , Irving Ashby , Red Callender , Forest Hamilton (Sic); los Angeles |
|
Lester's Be Bop Boogie (Young) |
She's Funny That Way (Charles N. Daniels - Richard A. Whiting) |
Aladdin 138 |
Aug 1946 | Young with Joe Albany, Irving Ashby, Red Callender, Chico Hamilton. |
|
Sunday (Ned Miller, Bennie Krueger, Chester Cohn, Jule Styne ) |
SM Blues (Young) |
Aladdin 162 |
Oct. 1946 | Lester Young and His Sextet with Shorty McConnell , Argonne Thornton , Fred Lacey , Rodney Richardson , Lyndell Marshall , Chicago. |
|
Jumpin 'With Symphony Sid (Young) |
No Eyes Blues (Young) |
Aladdin 1963 |
Oct. 1946 | with Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Fred Lacey, Rodney Richardson, Lyndell Marshall, Chicago. |
|
Sax-O-Be-Bop (Young) |
On the Sunny Side of the Street ( Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields ) | Aladdin 164 |
Oct. 1946 | with Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Fred Lacey, Rodney Richardson, Lyndell Marshall, Chicago. |
|
One O'Clock Jump (Basie) |
Jumpin 'at the Woodside (Basie) |
Aladdin 200 |
Feb. 18, 1947 | Lester Young and His Sextet , with Shorty McConnell , Argonne Thornton , Fred Lacey , Ted Briscoe , Roy Haynes . Los Angeles, Raadio Records Studio. |
|
Movin 'With Lester (Young) |
Lester Smooths It Out (Young) |
Aladdin 3257 |
Feb. 18, 1947 | with Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Fred Lacey, Ted Briscoe, Roy Haynes. |
|
Easy Does It ( Sy Oliver - Trummy Young ) |
Confessin ' (Ellis Reynolds - Doc Daugherty - Al J. Neiburg ) |
Aladdin 212 |
Feb. 18, 1947 | with Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Fred Lacey, Ted Briscoe, Roy Haynes. Confessin was created at the following session in New York. |
|
Lester Smooth It Out (Young) |
Just Cooling (Young) |
Aladdin 142/143 |
Apr 2, 1947 | with Shorty McConnell , Argonne Thornton , Nasir Bakaraat , Rodney Richardson , Lyndell Marshall . New York City |
|
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (Brooks - Bowman) |
The Sheik of Araby (Ted Snyder - Harry B. Smith - Francis Wheeler) |
Aladdin 3016 |
December 29, 1947 | with Gene DiNovi , Chuck Wayne , Curly Russell , Tiny Kahn . WOR Studios, NYC |
|
Just Coolin ' (Young) |
Something to Remember You By ( Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz ) |
Aladdin 3057 |
December 29, 1947 | with Gene DiNovi, Chuck Wayne, Curly Russell, Tiny Kahn. This also resulted in a version of Tea For Two , first released on Queen Disc (Q-051). |
|
Crazy Over JZ (= Crazy Over Jazz) (Young) |
June Bug (Young) |
Savoy 707 |
June 28, 1949 | Sextet cast with Jesse Drakes , Jerry Elliott, Lester Young, Junior Mance , Leroy Jackson, Roy Haynes . |
|
Ding Dong (Young) |
Blue 'N' Bells (Young) |
Savoy 786 |
June 28, 1949 | with Jesse Drakes, Jerry Elliott, Lester Young, Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson, Roy Haynes. |
|
Polka Dots and Moonbeams ( Jimmy Van Heusen - Johnny Burke ) |
Up 'N' Adam (Young) |
Mercury Records 8927 |
March 1950 | with Hank Jones , Ray Brown , Buddy Rich. Up'n'Adam was recorded on Sept 17, 1949. |
|
Deed I Do ( Fred Rose - Walter Hirsch) |
In a Little Spanish Town (Sam M. Lewis - Joseph Young) |
Mercury 8992 |
March 1950 | with Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich. |
|
Too Marvelous For Words ( Johnny Mercer - Richard A. Whiting ) |
Encore (Young) |
Mercury 8924 |
March 1950 | with Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich. |
|
Count Every Star (Young) |
It All Depends On You (Ray Henderson - Lew Brown - Buddy DeSylva ) |
Norgran 130 |
July 1950 | with John Lewis , Joe Shulman, Bill Clark. |
|
Thou Swell ( Rodgers & Hart ) |
Let's Fall in Love ( Harold Arlen - Ted Koehler ) |
Mercury 8963 |
Jan. 16, 1951 | Lester Young Quartet with John Lewis, Gene Ramey , Jo Jones. NYC. |
|
September in the Rain ( Harry Warren - Al Dubin ) |
Pete's Cafe (Young) |
Clef Records 89072 |
Jan. 16, 1951 | with John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones. |
|
Undercover Girl Blues (Young) |
Frenesi Alberto Dominguez - Ray Charles - Bob Russell |
Mercury 8939 |
Jan. 16, 1951 | with John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones. |
|
Jeepers Creepers ( Harry Warren - Johnny Mercer ) |
Little Pee Blues (Young) |
Mercury 89017 |
Jan. 16, 1951 | with John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones. Jeepers, Creepers was created at Session in July 1950 |
|
Lester Swings (Young) |
Slow Motion Blues (Young) |
Clef Norgran 138 |
March 8, 1951 | with John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones. NYC. |
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A Foggy Day ( George Gershwin ) |
Down 'N Adam (Young) |
Mercury 8946 |
March 8, 1951 | with John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones. |
|
Almost Like Being In Love ( Alan Jay Lerner , Frederick Loewe ) |
There'll Never Be Another You ( Harry Warren - Mack Gordon ) |
Mercury 89027 |
Aug 4, 1952 | The Lester Young Quintet, with Oscar Peterson , JC Heard , Ray Brown, Barney Kessel . |
|
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Fields - McHugh) |
I Can't Get Started (Duke - Gershwin) |
Clef 89045 |
Aug 4, 1952 | with Oscar Peterson, JC Heard, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel. |
|
Tenderly ( Walter Gross - Jack Lawrence) |
New DB Blues (Young) |
Norgran 102 |
Dec 11, 1953 | with Gildo Mahones , Gene Ramey, Connie Kay |
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Willow Weep for Me (> Ann Ronnell) |
Jumpin 'at the Woodside (Basie) |
Norgran 112 |
Dec 11, 1953 | with Gildo Mahones, Gene Ramey, Connie Kay. |
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Can't We Be Friends (Kay Swift - Paul James) |
Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin - Gershwin) |
Norgran 121 |
Dec 11, 1953 | with Gildo Mahones, Gene Ramey, Connie Kay. |
|
Another Mambo (Young) |
I'm in the Mood for Love (Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh) |
Norgran 133 |
Dec 10, 1954 | with Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, John Ore , Connie Kay. |
Notes and individual references
- ^ The Lester Young / Count Basie Sessions 1936–1940 at Mosaic Records
- ↑ a b c d e f Commodore Records discography
- ^ Them There Eyes at Jazzstandards.com
- ↑ 78rpm pressing: Pagin 'The Devil - The Kansas City Six, 1938 - Commodore 512 video at NME
- ↑ Jasmine Records
- ↑ cf. Bielefeld catalog 2001.
- ↑ Lester Leaps In at Jazzstandards.com
- ↑ a b c d e f g Liner Notes The Complete Aladdin Sessions.
- ↑ I Can't Get Started at Jazzstandards.com
- ↑ a b c d Keynote Records discography
- ↑ After the keynote label ended, the four titles from the 1943 session were published by Mercury (1092 and 1093); see. Mercury discography
- ↑ After the keynote label ended, the four titles from the 1944 session were published by Mercury (1105 and 1106); see. Mercury discography
- ↑ a b c d Savoy 78 catalog 500-600-series
- ^ Savoy discography 1931–1944
- ↑ a b Clef 11000-series
- ↑ Liner Notes of the Compilation: Lester Swings
- ↑ a b c Clef 100-2000-series
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Blue Note discography 1945–1950
- ↑ a b Savoy discography 700-800-series
- ↑ a b c d Verve discography 1950
- ↑ a b c d e Verve Discography 100-series
- ↑ a b c d e f Verve discography
- ↑ a b Clef 8900-89000-series