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Album · 1984

The Savoy Recordings

by Lester Young

Released
1984
Label
Savoy Jazz
Catalogue no.
ZD70819
Tracklist
15 tracks
Length
44:55
Country
DE

“The Savoy Recordings” is an album by Lester Young, released in 1984 on Savoy Jazz. The original release has 15 tracks with a running time of 44:55. Jazz standards on the record include “Indiana (Back Home Again In)” and “These Foolish Things”. The line-up features Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Freddie Green (guitar), Rodney Richardson (double bass), Billy Butterfield (trumpet) and Billy Taylor Sr. (double bass).

Who played on The Savoy Recordings

  • Lester Young tenor saxophone all tracks
  • Freddie Green guitar on 7 tracks
  • Rodney Richardson double bass on 7 tracks
  • Billy Butterfield trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Billy Taylor Sr. double bass on 4 tracks
  • Count Basie piano on 4 tracks
  • Cozy Cole drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
  • Dexter Hall guitar on 4 tracks
  • Hank D'Amico clarinet on 4 tracks
  • Jesse Drakes trumpet on 4 tracks
  • Johnny Guarnieri piano on 4 tracks
  • Junior Mance piano on 4 tracks
  • Leroy Jackson double bass on 4 tracks
  • Roy Haynes drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
  • Shadow Wilson drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
  • Al Killian trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Buddy Tate tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Clyde Hart piano on 3 tracks
  • Dicky Wells trombone on 3 tracks
  • Earle Warren alto saxophone, vocals on 3 tracks
  • Ed Lewis trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Eli Robinson trombone on 3 tracks
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Jerry Elliott trombone on 3 tracks
  • Jimmy Powell alto saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Jo Jones drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
  • Joe Newman trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Louis Taylor trombone on 3 tracks
  • Rudy Rutherford baritone saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly trombone on 3 tracks
  • Jerry Elliott trombone on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Circus in Rhythm (take 2) 3:14
  2. 2 Poor Little Plaything 2:57
  3. 3 Tush (take 1) 3:02
  4. 4 These Foolish Things standard — Jack Strachey, Harry Link 2:58
  5. 5 Exercise in Swing (take 3) 3:10
  6. 6 Salute to Fats (take 1) 3:23
  7. 7 Basie English (take 1) 3:00
  8. 8 Blue Lester 3:24
  9. 9 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (take 1) — Victor Young 3:29
  10. 10 Indiana (take 2) standard — James F. Hanley 2:56
  11. 11 Jump Lester Jump — Duke Ellington 3:18
  12. 12 Crazy over J-Z (take 2) 2:48
  13. 13 Ding Dong (take 2) 2:27
  14. 14 Blues'n'Bells (take 1) 2:12
  15. 15 June Bug — Tommy Turrentine, Lester Young 2:37

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 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 Jazz Immortal Series - Volume 2 - The Pres 1992 · Savoy Jazz

Frequently asked questions

Who played on The Savoy Recordings?

The line-up of The Savoy Recordings includes Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Freddie Green (guitar), Rodney Richardson (double bass), Billy Butterfield (trumpet), Billy Taylor Sr. (double bass), Count Basie (piano), Cozy Cole (drums (drum set)) and Dexter Hall (guitar).

Which label released The Savoy Recordings?

The Savoy Recordings was released in 1984 on Savoy Jazz (ZD70819).

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