Essential: Masters of Jazz

Tracklist

• 1
  Lester Leaps In

  Count Basie and the Kansas City 7
  3:15
• 2
  Taxi War Dance

  Count Basie & His Orchestra
  2:52
• 3
  Blue Lester

  Lester Young Quintet
  3:24
• 4
  Shoe Shine Swing

  Jones‐Smith Incorporated
  3:00
• 5
  I'll Never Be the Same

  Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
  3:05
• 6
  Texas Shuffle

  Count Basie & His Orchestra
  3:05
• 7
  You Can Depend on Me

  Count Basie & His Orchestra
  3:10
• 8
  Body and Soul

  Jones‐Smith Incorporated
  5:09
• 9
  I Got Rhythm

  Dicky Wells and His Orchestra
  4:09
• 10
  Jive at Five

  Count Basie & His Orchestra
  2:48
• 11
  Ghost of a Chance

  Lester Young Quintet
  3:28
• 12
  Lester Leaps Again

  Kansas City Seven
  4:25
• 13
  Dark Rapture

  Count Basie & His Orchestra
  2:45
• 14
  Countless Blues

  Kansas City Six
  2:57
• 15
  Sometimes I'm Happy

  Lester Young Quartet
  3:06
• 16
  Destination K.C.

  Kansas City Seven
  4:50
• 17
  These Foolish Things

  Lester Young and His Band
  3:11
• 18
  Oh, Lady Be Good

  Jones‐Smith Incorporated
  3:08
• 19
  D.B. Blues

  Lester Young and His Band
  2:59
• 20
  Back to the Land

  Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio
  3:52

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The Complete JATP Performances

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Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?

Don't You Know Who I Think I Am? 2024

The Best of Swing Jazz - Tenor Sax (Remastered 2022)

The Best of Swing Jazz - Tenor Sax (Remastered 2022) 2022

Work From Home with Lester Young

Work From Home with Lester Young 2020

Release credits

• Carl Smith
  trumpet [18]
• Count Basie
  piano [18]
• Jo Jones
  drums (drum set) [18]
• John Hammond
  producer [18]
• Lester Young
  clarinet [18], tenor saxophone [18]
• Walter Page
  double bass [18]

Issues

• E
  Essential: Masters of Jazz

  CD
  1998