Lester young trio torrent

This great tribute folio transcribes 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography. Lester youngs solo on ad lib blues from the mosiac box set the lester youngcount basie sessions 19361940 in october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with guest soloists benny goodman not present on this track and charlie christian in nyc. Coming to prominence while a member of count basies orchestra, young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. Oscar peterson plays the richard rodgers songbook wikipedia.

The lester young story is a masterly selection from the work of a great tenor saxophonist, excellently packaged, with an informative booklet. Another young artist weve written fairly extensively about. Lester young trio with nat king cole and buddy rich lame. Lester young with the o lester young teddy wi the jazz giants 56. Lester young trio lester young trio 1994, cd discogs.

The recordings were produced by norman granz and the first 4 tracks were released in 1951 on a. His playing influenced almost every saxophonist that came after him. These excellent tracks date probably from 1946 soon after lester young had been demobbed from the u. Herbie nichols the complete blue note recordings of herbie. Some critics claim that lester young never sounded the same after his stint in the military in the 40s, but the complete aladdin recordings proves otherwise.

Lester young, tenor sax nat king cole, piano buddy rich, drums. Jul 20, 2010 a rare lester young performance of mean to me on art fords jazz party, september 25, 1958. Published in the print edition of the may 19, 2008, issue. Oct 30, 2019 for this recording the drummer lee young was added to the trio. He led a revolution on the tenor saxophone that influenced. Lester youngteddy wilson quartet pres and teddy 1956. This trio track with pianist nat king cole and bassist red callender is an insistent foottapper. This volume contains 20 essential selections from 192526, when armstrong and his hot five kid ory on trombone, johnny dodds on clarinet, lil hardin on pianovocals, johnny st.

Great songs, and the guy comes up with solos that are pretty damn unbelievable. His playing is an essence floating, silky, swinging. The first 4 tracks were originally released on mercury records as the lester young trio. The alternative lester by lester young on amazon music. Jan 16, 20 to start a jazz collection with any artist other than satchmo would be foolishness. A rare lester young performance of mean to me on art fords jazz party, september 25, 1958. Cyr on banjo were essentially forming the basic vocabulary jazz has used in the nearly 100 years since. These ten tracks are the unusual trio format of tenor saxophone young, piano cole and drums. Straight flight is a 1979 studio album by american jazz guitarist john abercrombie released via jam label. A young swordsman comes to paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three musketeer friends.

Lester willis young august 27, 1909 march 15, 1959, nicknamed pres or prez, was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. A tenor sax legend, known as pres, whose melodic, smoothflowing lines made him the most influential and inventive player of the prebop era. Actually, the lesterholliday compilations are really something. Lester young was one of the most important saxophone players in jazz.

Lester young was born in woodville, mississippi, on august 27, 1909. This edition presents the complete original 1956 verve album reuniting lester young with his old musical companions teddy wilson, gene ramey and jo jones. Lester young with the oscar peterson trio 1952 lossless. Lester young its better to give than receive digitally remastered a reissue of the 48 herbie nichols recordings formerly out on the limitededition fivelp mosaic box set, this threecd package from 1997 has the pianistcomposers greatest work. In addition there are the two count basie rhythm session dates from 1938 and 1939. August 27, 2009 young, aka the president of jazz, was born 100 years ago thursday. Like miles davis, one of his heirs, young is taking you toward a bright beauty, hiding inside a hazy, bluesy swirl. The lester young story proper box 193949 the tenor saxophonist brought a new sensibility into bigband swing in short, he invented musical cool.

This fourdisc box set of classic recordings follows his career from his very first session, a small band date with count basie in 1936, to a starstudded live concert with, among others, charlie parker. Not only has waterhouse been featured in the 30 albums every man should listen to, but we also did a feature on him, his music and his incredible sense of style. Nov 07, 2019 hittin the ramp traces nat king coles early artistic development before nat king cole became known for his velvety singing voice, he was a pianist working nightly gigs to hone his craft. Nicknamed pres by billie holiday short for president of the tenor sax, jazz giant lester young is considered to be one of the most important and influential saxophonists of all time. Personal impression and brief notes lester young, one of the greatest tenor stylists in the prebop scene, was on the top of the entire jazz scene in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lester willis young august 27, 1909 march 15, 1959, nicknamed pres or prez, was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and sometime clarinetist. Exactly the right notes not too many, not too few perfect. Lester had two siblings leonidas raymond, who became a drummer, and irma cornelia. Lester young greatest hits by lester young on spotify. The lester young trio volume 2 by lester young trio album. The lester young collection saxophone by lester young. Swing, mainstream jazz lester young the president plays. A blend of west coast jazz, swing, big band and soul, his album times all gone is a perfect blend of modern music and. Lester young, an album by lester young quartet on spotify.

Like i said, he never growls or whistles, but its not as straight ahead as it seems. Lester young lester young trio wnat king cole, buddy. To me the greatest lester young solo is the one on billie holidays fine and dandy from the sound of jazz tv programme. He got a fine and soft tone with his horn, and it became very famous in the late 1930s.

The bill charlap trio, live at the village vanguard blue note, 2007. Lester young trio with nat king cole and buddy rich lame 01 back to the land. The set features lester in trio, quartet, quintet and sextet configurations under his own name or others from basies roster. Lester young biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Lee young was just slightly older than cole and came from a musical family that included his older brother the tenor saxophonist lester young. Verve mgv8162 lester young and his orchestra pres verve v8398 the essential lester young verve ve22516 lester young lester swings norgran mgn1005 the president, lester young norgran mgn1093. Core collection list the following is a table of all of the albums that have been listed in various editions of the penguin guide to jazz as belonging to a core collection. He was a close friend of singer billie holiday and recorded many songs with her and teddy wilson.

On this release, we hear young teamed up with two other jazz legends, drummer buddy rich and nat king cole on piano. The legendary trio session by the three giants and definitely the best performance by lester young in his postwar era. Lester youngs significance in jazz is not hard to gauge. Lester young turns 100 billie holidays favorite musician, jazz great lester prez young brought a hip, freewheeling sensibility to his saxophone playing. Lester young born august 27, 1909, woodville, mississippi, usa died march 15, 1959, new york city, new york, usa. He played in the count basie orchestra and recorded with basie his first recordings in 1936. Lorez alexandria, born dolorez alexandria turner august 14, 1929 may 22, 2001 was an american jazz and gospel singer, described as one of the most gifted and underrated jazz singers of the twentieth century. Tenor saxophone lester young although it has been written much too often that lester young declined rapidly from the mid40s on, the truth is that when he was healthy, young played at his very best during the 50s, adding an emotional intensity to his sound that had not been present during the more carefree days of the 30s. Bitter sweet symphony 0 hours and 05 minutes movie 1997 a resolute young man makes his way down a busy london street. Oscar peterson plays the george gershwin songbook 1959 oscar peterson plays the richard rodgers songbook 1959 oscar peterson plays the jerome kern songbook. The remaining 4 tracks were released on norman granz clef records label as the lester young trio no. Just one of those things from unconventional wisdom 9. David remnick has been editor of the new yorker since 1998.

He ranks together with coleman hawkins and ben webster as one of the three great tenors of the the swing era. Laughin to keep from c jazz at the philharmoni see full discography. Philology it 214 w 5 charlie parker birds eyes, vol. Occasionally, he was known to also play the clarinet. Hittin the ramp traces nat king coles early artistic.

Lester young greatest hits, an album by lester young on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The early years 19361943 is the first largescale collection of the pivotal early recordings 19361943 of nats 29year recording career. With oliver reed, raquel welch, richard chamberlain, michael york. Lester young the president plays with the oscar peterson. The lester young trio volume 2, an album by lester young trio. This designation was invented in the 7th edition 2004. The early years 1936 1943 is the first largescale collection of the pivotal early recordings 19361943 of nats 29year recording career.

Verve mgv8181 lester swings again verve mgv8308 the lester young story verve v3hb8849 lester young return engagement. John abercrombie is joined by fellow berklee alumni george mraz on bass and drummer peter donald for a rare session focusing. Released in partnership with the nat king cole estate, resonance records hittin the ramp. But in rock, one of whose founding principles is that glorious. Most tracks are receiving their first official release in this meticulously restored set of original live.

For the soul artiste, see lester young soul usa 23 uk 12 france 5 netherlands 4 australia 2 sweden 2. Oscar peterson trio complete 1952 verve studio sessions. The lester young trio and the lester young trio no. The album, which also featured a 19yearold sonny rollins, is one of the best jazz albums by a pianist. Nat king cole was under contract with a different record label at the. Lester young tenor saxophone, buddy rich drums, nat king cole piano. This release presents the two complete original 1952 albums reuniting lester and the oscar peterson trio with the addition of barney kessel on guitar, the band is in fact a quartet, plus some tunes from the same session originally issued separately.