Lester Young - Volume 6 - 1944 - The Complementary Works

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Lester Young Quintet
1	Blue Lester Written-By – L. Young*	3:24
2	A Ghost Of A Chance Written-By – B. Crosby*, N. Washington*, V. Young*	3:21
3	A Ghost Of A Chance (Master Take) Written-By – B. Crosby*, N. Washington*, V. Young*	3:27
4	Indiana Written-By – B. MacDonald*, J.F. Hanley*	2:56
5	Indiana (Master Take) Written-By – B. MacDonald*, J.F. Hanley*	2:54
6	Jump Lester Jump Written-By – L. Young*	3:17
Count Basie And His Orchestra
7	Harvard Blues (Incomplete) Written-By – C. Basie*, G. Frazier*, T. Smith*	2:58
Jammin' The Blues
8	The Midnight Symphony Written-By – L. Young*	3:02
9	On The Sunny Side Of The Street Written-By – J. McHugh, D. Fields*	3:14
10	Jammin' The Blues Written-By – L. Young*	4:12
11	Jammin' The Blues Written-By – L. Young*	4:55
12	Blues For Marvin Written-By – L. Young*	4:49
13	If I Could Be With You Written-By – H. Creamer*, J.P. Johnson*	2:12
14	Sweet Georgia Brown Written-By – B. Bernie*, K. Casey*, M. Pinkard*	5:15
Jam Session
15	Wham Re-Bop-Boom-Bam (Incomplete) Written-By – E. Durham*, J. Miller*	5:23
16	Oh, Lady Be Good Written-By – G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin*	7:25
Lee And Lester Young's Band
17	Broadway (Incomplete) Written-By – B. Bird*, H. Woode*, T. McRae*	1:59
18	Benny's Bugle (Incomplete) Written-By – B. Goodman*, C. Basie*	1:31
19	Broadway Written-By – B. Bird*, H. Woode*, T. McRae*	2:18
20	Oh, Lady Be Good (Incomplete) Written-By – G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin*	1:45
21	Benny's Bugle (Incomplete) Written-By – B. Goodman*, C. Basie*	0:58

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Média 7
• Copyright (c) – Média 7
• Made By – MPO
• Recorded At – Hotel Lincoln, NYC
• Recorded At – Trouville Club, Los Angeles
• Mastered At – Studio Cargo

Credits

• Arranged By – Gerald Wilson (tracks: 17, 19)
• Bass – John Simmons (tracks: 10, 11), Red Callender (tracks: 8, 9, 12 to 14, 17 to 21), Rodney Richardson (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Concept By [Original Concept] – Noël Hervé
• Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: 10, 11), Lee Young (tracks: 17 to 21), Shadow Wilson (tracks: 1 to 6), Sidney Catlett (tracks: 8, 9, 12 to 14)
• Ensemble – Lee & Lester Young's Band* (tracks: 17 to 21), Lester Young Quintet (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Executive-Producer – Bruno Théol
• Graphics – Isabelle Marquis, Marion de Dieuleveult
• Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 8 to 14), Freddie Green (tracks: 1 to 6), Louis Gonzales (tracks: 17 to 21)
• Liner Notes [English Version] – Don Waterhouse
• Music Consultant – Philippe Baudoin
• Orchestra – Count Basie And His Orchestra* (tracks: 7)
• Piano – Count Basie (tracks: 1 to 7), Jimmy Rowles (tracks: 17 to 21), Marlowe Morris (tracks: 8 to 14)
• Reissue Producer, Liner Notes – Alain Tercinet, Pierre Carlu
• Tenor Saxophone – Hubert Maxwell "Bumps" Myers* (tracks: 17 to 21), Charlie Barnet (tracks: 15, 16), Illinois Jacquet (tracks: 10 to 12, 14), Lester Young
• Trombone – Dickie Wells (tracks: 12 to 14)
• Trumpet – Harry Edison (tracks: 8, 10 to 14), "Red" Mack Morris* (tracks: 17 to 21)
• Trumpet, Vocals – Oran "Hot Lips" Page* (tracks: 15, 16)
• Vocals – Jimmy Rushing (tracks: 7), Mary Bryant (tracks: 9, 13)

Notes

Tracks 1 to 6, issued on Savoy label, recorded in NYC, May 1, 1944
Track 7, radio transcription, recorded at Hotel Lincoln, NYC, May 13, 1944
Tracks 8 to 14, Jammin' The Blues soundtrack, recorded in Los Angeles, August 1944
Tracks 15, 16, WNEW broadcast, recorded in NYC, circa December 22, 1940 with unkown trumpet, clarinet, alto sax, piano, bass & drums players
Tracks 17 to 21, KHJ broadcast, recorded at Trouville Club, Los Angeles, June 1942

Only tracks 1 to 14 fit the "May - August 1944" subtitle (stated on rear cover).
Tracks 7 and 15 to 21 were never issued previously.

℗ & © 1996 Media 7. Made in France.
The cd comes with a 24-page booklet which includes liner notes in French and English.

Matrix Nr. of initial release :
Track 1: 5454-1
Track 2: 5455-1
Track 3: 5455-2
Track 4: 5456-1
Track 5: 5456-2
Track 6: 5457-1

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 3 356571 009926
• Matrix / Runout (Runout CD): MJCD 99 MPO 01 @@ 12 02
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L032
• Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
• Price Code (For France): M7 844