Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)

Compilation by Lester Young with Count Basie

Released 2008

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Shoe Shine Boy
    2:59
  • 2
    Evenin'
    2:57
  • 3
    Boogie Woogie
    3:14
    3.0 ★
  • 4
    Oh, Lady Be Good
    3:08
  • 5
    I Ain't Got Nobody
    2:58
  • 6
    Goin' to Chicago
    3:09
  • 7
    Live and Love Tonight
    3:10
  • 8
    Love Me or Leave Me
    2:34
  • 9
    What Goes Up Must Come Down
    2:49
  • 10
    Taxi War Dance
    2:51
  • 11
    Don't Worry 'Bout Me
    2:47
  • 12
    And the Angels Sing
    3:06
  • 13
    If I Didn't Care
    2:49
  • 14
    Twelfth Street Rag
    3:05
  • 15
    Miss Thing, Part 1
    2:55
  • 16
    Miss Thing, Part 2
    2:45
  • 17
    Shoe Shine Boy (alternate take)
    2:50
  • 18
    What Goes Up Must Come Down (alternate take)
    2:49
  • 19
    Taxi War Dance (alternate take)
    2:51
  • 20
    Don't Worry 'Bout Me (alternate take)
    2:50
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Lonesome Miss Pretty
    2:57
  • 2
    Bolero at the Savoy
    3:00
  • 3
    Pound Cake
    2:45
  • 4
    You Can Count on Me
    2:58
  • 5
    Song of the Islands
    3:04
  • 6
    Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
    2:32
  • 7
    Dickie's Dream
    3:10
  • 8
    Lester Leaps In
    3:15
  • 9
    The Apple Jump
    2:57
  • 10
    I Left My Baby
    3:13
  • 11
    Riff Interlude
    3:06
  • 12
    You Can Count Me (alternate take)
    2:54
  • 13
    Dickie's Dream (breakdown 2)
    3:20
  • 14
    Dickie's Dream (alternate take)
    2:46
  • 15
    Lester Leaps In (alternate take)
    3:13
  • 16
    I Left My Baby (alternate take 2 and breakdown 2)
    4:11
  • 17
    Riff Interlude (alternate take 1)
    3:14
  • 18
    Riff Interlude (alternate take 2)
    3:10
  • 19
    Riff Interlude (breakdown 3)
    1:36
  • 20
    Riff Interlude (alternate take 4)
    3:06
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
    2:35
  • 2
    Ham 'n' Eggs
    2:33
  • 3
    Hollywood Jump
    2:35
  • 4
    I Never Knew
    2:42
  • 5
    Tickle-Toe
    2:39
  • 6
    Let's Make Hay While the Moon Shines
    2:52
  • 7
    Louisiana
    2:27
  • 8
    Easy Does It
    3:28
  • 9
    Let Me See
    2:48
  • 10
    Blow Top
    2:57
  • 11
    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (breakdown 1 and breakdown 2)
    2:43
  • 12
    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (alternate take 3)
    2:42
  • 13
    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (alternate take 5)
    2:35
  • 14
    Ham 'n' Eggs (breakdown 5)
    1:38
  • 15
    Ham 'n' Eggs (alternate take 6)
    2:30
  • 16
    Hollywood Jump (alternate take 1)
    2:38
  • 17
    Let's Make Hay While the Moon Shines (alternate take)
    2:39
  • 18
    Louisiana (alternate take)
    2:27
  • 19
    Let Me See (alternate take)
    2:45
  • 20
    Blow Top (alternate take)
    2:55
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Evenin'
    2:42
  • 2
    The World Is Mad, Part 1
    2:40
  • 3
    The World Is Mad, Part 2
    2:51
  • 4
    Ad Lib Blues
    3:22
  • 5
    Wholly Cats
    3:17
  • 6
    Charlie's Dream
    3:14
  • 7
    I Never Knew
    3:00
  • 8
    Lester's Dream
    3:18
  • 9
    What's Your Number?
    2:53
  • 10
    Five O'Clock Whistle
    3:06
  • 11
    Broadway
    3:02
  • 12
    China Boy
    2:52
  • 13
    Exactly Like You
    2:43
  • 14
    On the Sunny Side of the Street
    2:56
  • 15
    Upright Organ Blues
    3:00
  • 16
    Who?
    2:37
  • 17
    Jazz Me Blues
    2:47
  • 18
    Exactly Like You (alternate take)
    2:48
  • 19
    What's Your Number? (alternate take 3)
    2:59
  • 20
    What's Your Number? (alternate take 2)
    2:40
  • 21
    Five O'Clock Whistle (alternate take 2)
    3:09
  • 22
    Five O'Clock Whistle (breakdown)
    2:11
  • 23
    Broadway (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]

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