The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve

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

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1You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-07)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-07)
piano:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-07) and Lou Stein (on 1958-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-07)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-07)
recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me (on 1958-02-07)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
5:29
2Romping
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-08)
11:42
3Gypsy in My Soul
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-08)
instrumental recording of:
The Gypsy in My Soul (in 1958-02)
lyricist:
Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
composer:
Clay Boland
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc. and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
4:14
4Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-08)
instrumental recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (in 1958-02)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
6:01
5They Can't Take That Away From Me
clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1958-02-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
6:01
6Salute to Benny
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-08)
8:32
7Ballad Medley: The Very Thought of You / I Want a Little Girl
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-08)
medley including a recording of:
Blue and Sentimental (on 1958-02-08)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
I Want a Little Girl (on 1958-02-08)
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
medley including a instrumental recording of:
The Very Thought of You (on 1958-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:36
8Mean to Me
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1958-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Sheen (on 1958-02-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-02-08)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1958-02-08) and Roy Eldridge (on 1958-02-08)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-08)
instrumental recording of:
Mean to Me (in 1958-02)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
7:00
9I Didn't Know What Time It Was
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in 8e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
4:19
10Oh, Lady, Be Good!
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in 8e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:36
11Almost Like Being in Love
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in 8e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
3:59
12Three Little Words
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in 8e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
Three Little Words (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Chappell and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
adaptations:
As três palavrinhas
4:18
13I Cover the Waterfront
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in 8e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02, on 1959-03-04)
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
instrumental recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1959-03-04)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
3:48
14I Can't Get Started
double bass:
Jamil Nasser (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in 8e arrondissement de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1959-03-02)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1959-03-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke (Russian-American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:10
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