The Savoy Recordings

~ Release by Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Circus in Rhythm (take 2)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-04-18) and Earle Warren (on 1944-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-04-18) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trombone:
Dickie Wells (on 1944-04-18), Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-04-18), Lou Taylor (on 1944-04-18) and Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-04-18), Al Killian (on 1944-04-18), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-04-18) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-04-18)
3:14
2Poor Little Plaything
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-04-18) and Earle Warren (on 1944-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-04-18) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trombone:
Dickie Wells (on 1944-04-18), Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-04-18), Lou Taylor (on 1944-04-18) and Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-04-18), Al Killian (on 1944-04-18), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-04-18) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-04-18)
vocals:
Earle Warren (on 1944-04-18)
2:57
3Tush (take 1)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-04-18) and Earle Warren (on 1944-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-04-18) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trombone:
Dickie Wells (on 1944-04-18), Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-04-18), Lou Taylor (on 1944-04-18) and Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-04-18), Al Killian (on 1944-04-18), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-04-18) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-04-18)
3:02
4These Foolish Things
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Dexter Hall (jazz guitarist) (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1944-04-18)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1944-04-18)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:58
5Exercise in Swing (take 3)
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Dexter Hall (jazz guitarist) (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1944-04-18)
3:10
6Salute to Fats (take 1)
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Dexter Hall (jazz guitarist) (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1944-04-18)
3:23
7Basie English (take 1)
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1944-04-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1944-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1944-04-18)
guitar:
Dexter Hall (jazz guitarist) (on 1944-04-18)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1944-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-18)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1944-04-18)
3:00
8Blue Lester
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1944-05-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-01)
recording of:
Blue Lester (on 1944-05-01)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:24
9I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (take 1)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1944-05-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-01)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1944-05-01)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:29
10Indiana (take 2)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1944-05-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-01)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1944-05-01)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:56
11Jump Lester Jump
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1944-05-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-01)
recording of:
Jump Lester Jump (on 1944-05-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:18
12Crazy over J-Z (take 2)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1949-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-06-28)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-06-28)
2:48
13Ding Dong (take 2)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1949-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-06-28)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-06-28)
2:27
14Blues'n'Bells (take 1)
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1949-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-06-28)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (on 1949-06-28)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-06-28)
2:12
15June Bug
double bass:
Leroy Jackson (Jazz bassist) (on 1949-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-06-28)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1949-06-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trombone:
Jerry Elliott (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-06-28)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1949-06-28)
recording of:
June Bug (Turrentine/Young) (on 1949-06-28)
composer:
Tommy Turrentine and Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:37

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