Lester Young - The Lester Young Collection - A Retrospective

Tracklist

A1	Blue Lester	3:20
A2	Jump Lester Jump	3:15
A3	June Bug	2:36
A4	Back Home In Indiana	4:06
A5	Improvisation	3:21
A6	Too Marvellous For Words	5:33
A7	Pennies From Heaven	2:48
B1	These Foolish Things	3:34
B2	Polka Dots And Moonbeams	3:24
B3	Three Little Words	4:12
B4	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid	3:21
B5	Up'N At 'Em	5:00
B6	Neenah	3:35
B7	Ghost Of A Chance	3:18

Credits

• Bass – Joe Shulman (tracks: B6), Leroy Jackson (tracks: A3), Ray Brown (tracks: B5), Rodney Richardson (tracks: A1, A2), Slam Stewart (tracks: B7), Ted Briscoe (tracks: A4 to A6)
• Drums – Bill Clarke* (tracks: B6), Buddy Rich (tracks: B5), Roy Haynes (tracks: A3 to A6), Shadow Wilson (tracks: A1, A2)
• Guitar – Freddie Green (tracks: A1, A2)
• Piano – Count Basie (tracks: A1, A2), Freddy Jefferson (tracks: A4 to A6), Hank Jones (tracks: B5), John Lewis (tracks: B6), Johnny Guarnieri (tracks: B7), Junior Mance (tracks: A3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
• Trombone – Jerry Elliott (tracks: A3)
• Trumpet – Jesse Drakes (tracks: A3)

Notes

Tracks A1 & A2: New York 1st May 1944
Track A3: New York 28th June 1949
Tracks A4 to A6: New York 1948
Track A7 to B4: (Sidemen unknown). New York 1956
Track B5 to B7: Date Unknown

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 001506 551166