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Lester Young – The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young
Lester Young – The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young
Lester Young recorded for the Aladdin label between December 1945 and December 1947, leading a series of small groups that would range in size from [More]
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Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young – Classic Tenors
Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young – Classic Tenors
“Although this LP is long out of print, its brilliant contents have since been reissued by Bob Thiele on a couple of his labels. Hawkins [More]
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Lester Young – Pres Is Blue (Full Album)
Lester Young – Pres Is Blue (Full Album)
“This LP claims that it has “Unprecedented Hi Fidelity.” The streaky sound quality of these bootleg live recordings makes a joke out of that statement. [More]
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Lester Young – Boston 1950 (Full Album)
Lester Young – Boston 1950 (Full Album)
“Uptown’s 2013 release Boston 1950 features highlights from a series of concerts the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young gave at Boston’s Hi-Hat between May 26 [More]
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Lester Young and Charlie Christian 1939 -1940
Lester Young and Charlie Christian 1939 -1940
Despite the billing, the majority of this LP features the Count Basie orchestra during 1939-40 with a generous amount of solo space given to the [More]
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Lester Young – The Jazz Giants ’56 (Full Album)
Lester Young – The Jazz Giants ’56 (Full Album)
The Jazz Giants ’56 is an album by saxophonist Lester Young, first issued in 1956 on Verve Records. AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: Even critics [More]
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