Lester Young – The Lester Young Story Volume 2 – A Musical Romance
Label: | Columbia – JG 34837 |
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Series: | John Hammond Collection, Contemporary Masters Series |
Format: |
2 x Vinyl, LP, Mono, Compilation
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Country: | US |
Released: | 1977 |
Genre: | Jazz |
Style: | Swing |
Tracklist
A1 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Getting Some Fun Out Of Life |
3:00 | ||
A2 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Who Wants Love? |
2:31 | ||
A3 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Travelin’ All Alone |
2:12 | ||
A4 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | He’s Funny That Way |
2:41 | ||
A5 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | My First Impression Of You |
2:43 | ||
A6 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | My First Impression Of You |
2:46 | ||
B1 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | When You’re Smiling |
2:49 | ||
B2 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | When You’re Smiling |
2:58 | ||
B3 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me |
2:48 | ||
B4 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me |
2:44 | ||
B5 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | If Dreams Come True |
3:01 | ||
B6 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra– | If Dreams Come True |
3:01 | ||
C1 | Benny Goodman– | Honeysuckle Rose (Edited Version) |
4:05 | ||
C2 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Now They Call It Swing |
3:02 | ||
C3 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Now They Call It Swing |
2:57 | ||
C4 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Back In Your Own Backyard |
2:48 | ||
C5 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | Back In Your Own Backyard |
3:06 | ||
C6 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | When A Woman Loves A Man |
2:22 | ||
D1 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | The Very Thought Of You |
2:42 | ||
D2 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | I Can’t Get Started |
2:45 | ||
D3 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | I Can’t Get Started |
2:44 | ||
D4 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | I’ve Got A Date With A Dream |
2:45 | ||
D5 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | I’ve Got A Date With A Dream |
2:40 | ||
D6 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra– | You Can’t Be Mine (And Someone Elses Too) |
2:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: C1)
- Artwork – Thomas B. Allen
- Bass – Walter Page
- Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: C1), Buster Bailey (tracks: A1 to A4), Lester Young (tracks: D1 to D6)
- Design [Cover] – John Berg
- Drums – Gene Krupa (tracks: C1), Jo Jones (tracks: A1 to B6, C2 to D6)
- Engineer – Doug Pomeroy
- Executive-Producer – John Hammond
- Guitar – Freddy Greene* (tracks: A1 to C1, D1 to D6)
- Piano – Claude Thornhill (tracks: A1 to A4), Count Basie (tracks: C1), Countess Margaret “Queenie” Johnson* (tracks: D1 to D6), Teddy Wilson (tracks: A5 to B6, C2 to C6)
- Producer, Liner Notes – Michael Brooks (2)
- Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
- Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: A5 to B6, C2 to C6), Dickie Wells (tracks: D1 to D6), Vernon Brown (tracks: C1)
- Trumpet – Buck Clayton, Harry James (2) (tracks: C1)
- Vocals – Billie Holiday
Notes
Recording dates:
Tracks A1 to A4: New York, 13th September 1937;
tracks A5 to B6: New York, 6th January 1938;
track C1: New York, 16th January 1938 (Carnegie Hall jam session);
tracks C2 to C6: New York, 27th January 1938;
tracks D1 to D6: New York, 15th September 1938.
Re-recording studios: Columbia Records, New York City.
This album contains previously released material with the exception of tracks B5, C5, D3 and D4.
℗ © 1977 CBS Inc.