The Quintessence, Volume 1: Chicago - New York - Los Angeles 1936-1944
Compilation by Lester Young
Released 1995
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Sometimes I’m Happy3:09
- 2Oh! Lady Be Good3:06
- 3Exercise in Swing2:59
- 4Beautiful Eyes3:03
- 5Dickie’s Dream3:08
- 6Taxi War Dance5:09
- 7Ad Lib Blues3:38
- 8I Got Rhythm4:09
- 9Pagin’ the Devil (studio version)2:52
- 10Pagin’ the Devil (live version)3:56
- 11Afternoon of a Basie-ite3:11
- 12I Can’t Get Started4:54
- 13When You’re Smiling2:51
- 14Salute to Fats2:57
- 15After Theater Jump5:07
- 16Upright Organ2:59
- 17Ghost of a Chance3:21
- 18Honeysuckle Rose14:01
- CD 2
- 1Blue Lester3:24
- 2Lester Leaps In3:17
- 3Lester Leaps in Again4:49
- 4Lester’s Dream3:19
- 5Jump, Lester, Jump3:18
- 6Dark Rapture2:37
- 7Way Down Yonder in New Orleans2:56
- 8Three Little Words2:55
- 9On the Sunny Side of the Street2:56
- 10Just You, Just Me3:11
- 11Countless Blues2:59
- 12Tickle Toe6:19
- 13You Can Depend on Me3:10
- 14These Foolish Things2:57
- 15Linger Awhile3:06
- 16Blitzkrieg Baby3:21
- 17Good Morning Blues3:51
- 18Oh! Lady Be Good9:39
More by Lester Young
Release credits
- clarinet [4]
- trumpet [4, 7]
- electric guitar [4]
- piano [4]
- electric guitar [7], trombone [7]
- guitar [7]
- drums (drum set) [4, 7]
- piano [1]
- clarinet [7], tenor saxophone [1.1, 2.4, 2.7]
- producer [7]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- double bass [1]
- double bass [4, 7]
