The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Lester Young
Year: 1999
Genre: Jazz
Format: FLAC
Media: Digital Only
Personnel
Lester Young
Leader
Tracks
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disc 1 of 8 | |||
| 1 | Back to the Land | 3:58 | |
| 2 | I Cover the Waterfront (12" LP Take) | 3:51 | |
| 3 | I Cover the Waterfront (Master Take) | 4:04 | |
| 4 | Somebody Loves Me | 3:54 | |
| 5 | I've Found a New Baby | 4:05 | |
| 6 | The Man I Love | 4:51 | |
| 7 | Peg O' My Heart | 4:05 | |
| 8 | I Want to Be Happy | 3:58 | |
| 9 | Mean to Me | 4:13 | |
| 10 | Too Marvelous for Words (78rpm Take) | 3:00 | |
| 11 | Too Marvelous for Words (LP Take) | 3:02 | |
| 12 | 'Deed I Do | 3:17 | |
| 13 | Encore | 3:09 | |
| 14 | Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 3:41 | |
| 15 | Up 'N' Adam | 3:50 | |
| 16 | Three Little Words | 3:19 | |
| 17 | Count Every Star (Master Take) | 3:01 | |
| 18 | Count Every Star | 3:12 | |
| 19 | It All Depends on You | 3:23 | |
| 20 | Neenah (Alternate Take) | 3:09 | |
| 21 | Neenah (Alternate Take) | 2:18 | |
| 22 | Neenah (Master Take) | 3:26 | |
| Disc 2 of 8 | |||
| 1 | Jeepers Creepers | 3:07 | |
| 2 | Thou Swell (USA 78Rpm Take) | 2:55 | |
| 3 | Thou Swell (Canada 78Rpm Take) | 2:57 | |
| 4 | September in the Rain | 3:08 | |
| 5 | Undercover Girl Blues | 2:44 | |
| 6 | Frenesi | 3:01 | |
| 7 | Pete's Cafe | 3:36 | |
| 8 | Little Pee Blues | 2:42 | |
| 9 | A Foggy Day | 2:52 | |
| 10 | In a Little Spanish Town | 3:14 | |
| 11 | Let's Fall in Love | 2:57 | |
| 12 | Down 'N' Adam | 2:57 | |
| 13 | Lester Swings | 2:33 | |
| 14 | Slow Motion Blues | 2:58 | |
| 15 | Ad Lib Blues | 5:52 | |
| 16 | Just You, Just Me | 7:39 | |
| 17 | Tea for Two | 7:45 | |
| 18 | (Back Home Again in) Indiana | 7:04 | |
| 19 | These Foolish Things | 3:27 | |
| 20 | I Can't Get Started | 4:30 | |
| Disc 3 of 8 | |||
| 1 | Star Dust | 3:38 | |
| 2 | It Takes Two to Tango | 6:06 | |
| 3 | On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:27 | |
| 4 | Almost Like Being in Love | 3:34 | |
| 5 | I Can't Give You Anything but Love | 3:23 | |
| 6 | There Will Never Be Another You | 3:29 | |
| 7 | I'm Confessin' | 3:44 | |
| 8 | Willow Weep for Me | 3:09 | |
| 9 | This Can't Be Love | 3:24 | |
| 10 | Can't We Be Friends? | 3:10 | |
| 11 | Tenderly | 3:29 | |
| 12 | New D.B. Blues | 3:21 | |
| 13 | Jumpin' at the Woodside | 3:04 | |
| 14 | I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me | 3:13 | |
| 15 | Oh, Lady, Be Good! | 3:30 | |
| 16 | Another Mambo | 3:39 | |
| 17 | Come Rain or Come Shine | 3:12 | |
| 18 | Rose Room | 4:11 | |
| 19 | Somebody Loves Me | 4:58 | |
| 20 | Touch Me Again | 5:17 | |
| 21 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 4:30 | |
| Disc 4 of 8 | |||
| 1 | I'm in the Mood for Love | 3:32 | |
| 2 | Big Top Blues | 4:49 | |
| 3 | Mean to Me | 7:39 | |
| 4 | That's All (Alternate Take) | 4:40 | |
| 5 | That's All (Master Take) | 4:44 | |
| 6 | Red Boy Blues | 5:33 | |
| 7 | Pennies From Heaven | 5:24 | |
| 8 | She's Funny That Way (Breakdown) | 3:28 | |
| 9 | She's Funny That Way (Master Take) | 8:52 | |
| 10 | One O'Clock Jump | 5:37 | |
| 11 | It's the Talk of the Town | 6:32 | |
| 12 | I've Found a New Baby | 6:01 | |
| 13 | I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan | 9:25 | |
| Disc 5 of 8 | |||
| 1 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | 10:01 | |
| 2 | Gigantic Blues | 6:50 | |
| 3 | This Year's Kisses | 6:45 | |
| 4 | You Can Depend on Me | 9:03 | |
| 5 | Pres Returns | 6:22 | |
| 6 | Prisoner of Love | 7:38 | |
| 7 | Taking a Chance on Love | 5:09 | |
| 8 | All of Me | 5:08 | |
| 9 | Louise | 5:16 | |
| 10 | Love Is Here to Stay | 6:28 | |
| 11 | Love Me or Leave Me | 6:46 | |
| Disc 6 of 8 | |||
| 1 | St. Tropez (Alternate Take) | 7:28 | |
| 2 | St. Tropez (Master Take) | 10:38 | |
| 3 | Flic | 6:31 | |
| 4 | Ballad Medley: A Ghost of a Chance-I Cover the Waterfront | 5:52 | |
| 5 | Love Is Here to Stay | 5:53 | |
| 6 | Sunday (Rejected Version) | 5:39 | |
| 7 | Perdido (Incomplete Take) | 6:37 | |
| 8 | Waldorf Blues (Alternate Take) | 6:53 | |
| 9 | Waldorf Blues (Master Take) | 8:36 | |
| 10 | Sunday (Master Take) | 7:02 | |
| 11 | You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me (Alternate Take) | 7:40 | |
| Disc 7 of 8 | |||
| 1 | You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me | 5:28 | |
| 2 | Romping | 11:41 | |
| 3 | Gypsy in My Soul | 4:13 | |
| 4 | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | 6:01 | |
| 5 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | 6:00 | |
| 6 | Salute to Benny | 8:32 | |
| 7 | Ballad Medley: The Very Thought of You-I Want a Little Girl | 6:36 | |
| 8 | Mean to Me | 7:00 | |
| 9 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | 4:19 | |
| 10 | Oh, Lady, Be Good! | 3:35 | |
| 11 | Almost Like Being in Love | 3:59 | |
| 12 | Three Little Words | 4:17 | |
| 13 | I Cover the Waterfront | 3:47 | |
| 14 | I Can't Get Started | 3:10 | |
| Disc 8 of 8 | |||
| 1 | (Back Home Again in) Indiana | 2:46 | |
| 2 | Pennies From Heaven | 3:19 | |
| 3 | New D.B. Blues | 3:13 | |
| 4 | Lullaby of Birdland | 3:42 | |
| 5 | There Will Never Be Another You | 3:37 | |
| 6 | Tea for Two | 3:38 | |
| 7 | [Interview: Early Life-Birthplace-Music in New Orleans-Young's Father] | 3:47 | |
| 8 | [Interview: After New Orleans] | 1:54 | |
| 9 | [Interview: Pres's Instruments-Drums-Tenor Saxophone] | 5:54 | |
| 10 | [Interview: Count Basie] | 1:41 | |
| 11 | [Interview: Racial Tension] | 2:16 | |
| 12 | [Interview: Influences] | 2:33 | |
| 13 | [Interview: Composing and Reading Music-the Family Band-With Orchestra] | 5:16 | |
| 14 | [Interview: Recordings: Clarinet Dates] | 2:55 | |
| 15 | [Interview: Lady Day and Nobody's Business] | 2:44 | |
| 16 | [Interview: Philosophy on Music I] | 1:18 | |
| 17 | [Interview: Younger Saxophone] | 1:50 | |
| 18 | [Interview: Basie Then and Now] | 2:07 | |
| 19 | [Interview: Debunking] | 1:37 | |
| 20 | [Interview: Philosophy on Music II] | 1:44 | |
| 21 | [Interview: Pres's Sound: Sitting in With Fletcher Henderson] | 2:28 | |
| 22 | [Interview: Joining Henderson] | 3:29 | |
| 23 | [Interview: Early Pres: Oliver, Bronson, Basie] | 1:13 | |
| 24 | [Interview: Coleman Hawkins and Henderson] | 1:25 | |
| 25 | [Interview: Billie Holiday] | 1:38 | |
| 26 | [Interview: Recording Techniques] | 2:00 | |
| 27 | [Interview: Pres's Favorite Singers] | 1:39 | |
| 28 | [Interview: Philosophy on Music Vis-a-Vis Other Tenor Players] | 2:59 | |
| 29 | [Interview: Records New and Old] | 2:12 | |
| 30 | [Interview: Mahalia Jackson] | 0:55 | |