Album · 2000

Blue Lester

Released: 2000
Label: Dreyfus Jazz
Catalogue no.: FDM 36729-2
Tracklist: 19 tracks
Length: 1:12:21
Country: FR

“Blue Lester” is an album by Lester Young, released in 2000 on Dreyfus Jazz. The original release has 19 tracks with a running time of 1:12:21. Jazz standards on the record include “A Ghost Of A Chance”, “Body And Soul”, “I Can't Get Started” and “I Got Rhythm”. The line-up features Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Nat King Cole (piano), Buddy Rich (drums (drum set)), Johnny Guarnieri (piano) and Red Callender (double bass, bass).

Who played on Blue Lester

Lester Young tenor saxophone on 8 tracks
Nat King Cole piano on 4 tracks
Buddy Rich drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
Johnny Guarnieri piano on 2 tracks
Red Callender double bass, bass on 2 tracks
Sid Catlett drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
Slam Stewart double bass on 2 tracks
Dodo Marmarosa piano on 1 track
Hank Jones piano on 1 track
Henry Tucker Green drums (drum set) on 1 track
Ray Brown double bass on 1 track
Vic Dickenson trombone on 1 track

Tracklist

1 The Man I Love standard — George Gershwin 4:47
2 These Foolish Things standard — Jack Strachey, Harry Link 3:11
3 Jump Lester Jump 3:18
4 Polka Dots and Moonbeams — Jimmy Van Heusen 3:38
5 Too Marvelous for Words standard 3:00
6 She's Funny That Way standard 3:20
7 Just You, Just Me standard — Jesse Greer 3:11
8 A Ghost of a Chance standard 3:30
9 I Never Know — Ted Fio Rito 3:10
10 Blue Lester 3:24
11 Lester Leaps Again 4:26
12 Peg o' My Heart — Fred Fisher 4:03
13 I Got Rhythm standard 4:10
14 Back to the Land 3:53
15 I Want to Be Happy standard — Vincent Youmans 3:58
16 I'm Confessin standard 2:31
17 Indiana standard — James F. Hanley 4:53
18 I Can't Get Started standard 4:55
19 Body and Soul standard 5:03

Production

Norman Granz producer

More albums by Lester Young

Lester Young Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2 1954 · Norgran Records The President 1954 · Norgran Records Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio #1 1954 · Norgran Records Pres and Sweets 1955 · Norgran Records Le Dernier Message de Lester Young 1959 · Barclay In Washington, D.C. 1956, Volume One 1980 · Live · Pablo The Savoy Recordings 1984 · Savoy Jazz Jumpin' At The Savoy Ballroom 1984 · Live · Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc. The Complete Lester Young 1987 · Mercury Records The Savoy Recordings, Vol 1 1989 · Vogue Prez Conferences 1989 · Jass Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Blue Lester?

The line-up of Blue Lester includes Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Nat King Cole (piano), Buddy Rich (drums (drum set)), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Red Callender (double bass, bass), Sid Catlett (drums (drum set)), Slam Stewart (double bass) and Dodo Marmarosa (piano).

Which label released Blue Lester?

Blue Lester was released in 2000 on Dreyfus Jazz (FDM 36729-2).

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