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The Essential Lester Young
The Essential
Lester Young
UK compilation, for one of the true jazz giants, features over two hours of the tenor sax player at his best including his historic early sessions in 1936 & later recordings with Oscar Peterson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, & more. 40 tracks. Metro Doubles. 2004.
FT./BILLIE HOLIDAY/COUNT BASIE/BUDDY RICH/NAT COLE/A.O.
| Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Released | July 5, 2004 |
| EAN/UPC | 0698458703828 |
| Label | METRO METRDCD538 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Dimensions | 125 × 140 × 12 mm · 260 g (Weight (estimated)) |
Track list
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1. CD
- Shoeshine Boy
- Boogie Woogie
- Lady Be Good
- This Year's Kisses
- Mean to Me
- I'll Never Be the Same
- I Can't Get Started
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
- I Want a Little Girl
- You Can Depend on Me
- Dickie's Dream
- Lester Leaps in
- Tickle Toe
- Jo Jo
- I Got Rhythm
- These Foolish Things
- Exercise in Swing
- Salute to Fats
- Basie English
- EMPTY HEARTED
- CIRCUS IN RHYTHM
- POOR LITTLEPLAYTHING
- TUSH
- BLUE LESTER
- GHOST OF A CHANCE
- INDIANA
- JUMP LESTER JUMP
- MEAN TO ME
- I FOUND A NEW BABY
- LESTER'S BE-BOP BOOGIE
- I'M CONFESSIN'
- CRAZY OVER J-Z
- DING DONG
- BLUES 'N' BELLS
- JUNE BUG
- AD LIB BLUES
- ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
- JUST YOU, JUST ME
- I CAN'T GET STARTED
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2. CD
- Empty Hearted
- Circus in Rhythm
- Poor Little Playing
- Tush
- Blue Lester
- Ghost of a Chance
- Indiana
- Jump Lester Jump
- Mean to Me
- I've Found a New Baby
- Lester's Be-bop Boogie
- I'm Confessin'
- Crazy over J-z
- Ding Dong
- Blues 'n' Bells
- June Bug
- Ad Lib Blues
- Almost Like Being in Love
- Just You, Just Me
- I Can't Get Started
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