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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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Nat King Cole – Lester Young Quintet
Nat King Cole – Lester Young Quintet
Nat King Cole Meets Lester Young (1963) Tracks & Personnel: 1. Indiana 2. I Can’t Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) Lester Young – tenor [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 – 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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Lester Young Quartet – Slow Motion Blues
Lester Young Quartet – Slow Motion Blues
Personnel: Lester Young – tenor saxophone, John Lewis – piano Gene Ramey – bass Jo Jones – drums New York, March 8 1951.
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Lester Young- Gigantic Blues
Lester Young- Gigantic Blues
“Gigantic Blues” (Lester Young). Album: “The Jazz Giants ’56”. Personnel: Lester Young – tenor saxophone Roy Eldridge – trumpet Vic Dickenson – trombone Teddy Wilson [More]
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