Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)
Compilation by Lester Young with Count Basie
Released 2008
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Shoe Shine Boy2:59
- 2Evenin'2:57
- 3Boogie Woogie3:143.0 ★
- 4Oh, Lady Be Good3:08
- 5I Ain't Got Nobody2:58
- 6Goin' to Chicago3:09
- 7Live and Love Tonight3:10
- 8Love Me or Leave Me2:34
- 9What Goes Up Must Come Down2:49
- 10Taxi War Dance2:51
- 11Don't Worry 'Bout Me2:47
- 12And the Angels Sing3:06
- 13If I Didn't Care2:49
- 14Twelfth Street Rag3:05
- 15Miss Thing, Part 12:55
- 16Miss Thing, Part 22:45
- 17Shoe Shine Boy (alternate take)2:50
- 18What Goes Up Must Come Down (alternate take)2:49
- 19Taxi War Dance (alternate take)2:51
- 20Don't Worry 'Bout Me (alternate take)2:50
- CD 2
- 1Lonesome Miss Pretty2:57
- 2Bolero at the Savoy3:00
- 3Pound Cake2:45
- 4You Can Count on Me2:58
- 5Song of the Islands3:04
- 6Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie2:32
- 7Dickie's Dream3:10
- 8Lester Leaps In3:15
- 9The Apple Jump2:57
- 10I Left My Baby3:13
- 11Riff Interlude3:06
- 12You Can Count Me (alternate take)2:54
- 13Dickie's Dream (breakdown 2)3:20
- 14Dickie's Dream (alternate take)2:46
- 15Lester Leaps In (alternate take)3:13
- 16I Left My Baby (alternate take 2 and breakdown 2)4:11
- 17Riff Interlude (alternate take 1)3:14
- 18Riff Interlude (alternate take 2)3:10
- 19Riff Interlude (breakdown 3)1:36
- 20Riff Interlude (alternate take 4)3:06
- CD 3
- 1Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea2:35
- 2Ham 'n' Eggs2:33
- 3Hollywood Jump2:35
- 4I Never Knew2:42
- 5Tickle-Toe2:39
- 6Let's Make Hay While the Moon Shines2:52
- 7Louisiana2:27
- 8Easy Does It3:28
- 9Let Me See2:48
- 10Blow Top2:57
- 11Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (breakdown 1 and breakdown 2)2:43
- 12Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (alternate take 3)2:42
- 13Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (alternate take 5)2:35
- 14Ham 'n' Eggs (breakdown 5)1:38
- 15Ham 'n' Eggs (alternate take 6)2:30
- 16Hollywood Jump (alternate take 1)2:38
- 17Let's Make Hay While the Moon Shines (alternate take)2:39
- 18Louisiana (alternate take)2:27
- 19Let Me See (alternate take)2:45
- 20Blow Top (alternate take)2:55
- CD 4
- 1Evenin'2:42
- 2The World Is Mad, Part 12:40
- 3The World Is Mad, Part 22:51
- 4Ad Lib Blues3:22
- 5Wholly Cats3:17
- 6Charlie's Dream3:14
- 7I Never Knew3:00
- 8Lester's Dream3:18
- 9What's Your Number?2:53
- 10Five O'Clock Whistle3:06
- 11Broadway3:02
- 12China Boy2:52
- 13Exactly Like You2:43
- 14On the Sunny Side of the Street2:56
- 15Upright Organ Blues3:00
- 16Who?2:37
- 17Jazz Me Blues2:47
- 18Exactly Like You (alternate take)2:48
- 19What's Your Number? (alternate take 3)2:59
- 20What's Your Number? (alternate take 2)2:40
- 21Five O'Clock Whistle (alternate take 2)3:09
- 22Five O'Clock Whistle (breakdown)2:11
- 23Broadway (alternate take)3:30
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Release credits
- trumpet [3.4-5, 3.7, 3.10, 4.2-3, 4.9-11]
- arranger [2.10, 3.4-5]
- clarinet [6-8]
- trombone [2.1-6, 2.9-11, 1.10, 1.12-16, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5]
- trumpet [13]
- trumpet [2.1-11, 1.10, 1.12-16, 4.2-3, 4.6-11, 4.13, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10]
- tenor saxophone [2.1-6, 2.9-11, 1.10, 1.12-16, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.10, 4.2-3, 4.9-11]
- trumpet [1-4]
- alto saxophone [13]
- electric guitar [6-8]
- conductor [3.5, 2.8, 2.10], piano [2.2, 2.4-11, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7-10, 4.2-3, 4.6-11, 4.13, 1.1, 1.1-3, 1.3-4, 1.10, 1.12-16], piano accordion [8]
- trombone [4.2-3, 4.9-11, 4.13, 1.10, 1.12-16, 2.1-6, 2.9-11, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10]
- trombone [3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10, 1.10, 1.12-16, 2.1-11, 4.2-3, 4.9-11]
- arranger [13]
- alto saxophone [4.2-3, 4.9-11, 2.1-6, 2.9-11, 1.10, 1.12-16, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10]
- trumpet [2.1-6, 2.9-11, 4.2-3, 4.9-11, 4.13, 1.10, 1.12-16, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10]
- guitar [4.2-3, 4.6-7, 4.9-11, 4.13, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7-10, 1.10, 1.12-16, 2.1-11]
- trombone [13]
- trumpet [1.10, 1.12-16, 2.1-6, 2.9-11, 4.2-3, 4.9-11, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7-10]
- vocal [3.1, 1.12-13, 2.2, 2.4]
- clarinet [13], tenor saxophone [13]
- alto saxophone [3.4-5, 3.5, 1.10, 1.14, 2.6, 2.10, 4.13], baritone saxophone [1.10, 1.14, 3.3-5, 3.5, 3.7-10, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.10, 4.2-3, 4.9-11, 4.13], reeds [10], saxophone [2.1, 2.3-6, 2.9-11, 1.12-16, 3.1]
- arranger [6]
- vocal [1.2-3, 2.10, 4.13]
- drums (drum set) [3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7-10, 4.2-3, 4.6-11, 4.13, 1.1, 1.1-3, 1.3-4, 1.10, 1.12-16, 2.1-11]
- producer [3.5, 1.4, 2.8, 2.10]
- tenor saxophone [5]
- clarinet [2.7-8, 2.8, 4.13, 1.4], tenor saxophone [1.1, 1.1-3, 1.3-4, 1.10, 1.12-16, 2.1-8, 2.8-11, 4.2-3, 4.6-11, 4.13, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10]
- trumpet [2.1-6, 2.9-11, 1.10, 1.12-16, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5]
- saxophone [4.10-11, 3.10]
- performing orchestra [1.14, 2.7-8]
- trombone [3.4-5, 3.7, 3.10, 4.2-3, 4.9-11]
- bass [7], double bass [2.1-8, 2.8-10, 2.10-11, 1.1, 1.1-3, 1.3-4, 1.4, 1.10, 1.12-16, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.5, 3.7-10, 4.2-3, 4.6-11, 4.13]






