The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1943-1946

~ Release by Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1943-12-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:13
2I Never Knew
recording of:
I Never Knew (on 1943-12-28)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
3:11
3Afternoon of a Basie-Ite
recording of:
Afternoon of a Basie-Ite (on 1943-12-28)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:10
4Sometimes I'm Happy
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1943-12-28)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1943-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1943-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy (on 1943-12-28)
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:09
5Empty Hearted
3:00
6Circus in Rhythm
3:00
7Poor Little Plaything
2:58
8Tush
2:54
9Lester's Blues (Blue Lester)
recording of:
Blue Lester (on 1944-05-01)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:26
10I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
instrumental 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.
3:30
11Back Home Again in Indiana
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
12Lester's Savoy Jump (Jump Lester Jump)
recording of:
Jump Lester Jump (on 1944-05-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
13D.B. Blues
recording of:
D.B. Blues (in 1945-12)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:00
14Lester Blows Again
recording of:
Lester Blows Again (in 1945-12)
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:33
15These Foolish Things
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1945-12)
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.
3:12
16Jumpin' at Mesner's
recording of:
Jumpin' at Mesner's (in 1945-12)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:46
17Untitled Instrumental
3:14
18It's Only a Paper Moon
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:07
19After You've Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:42
20Lover Come Back to Me
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon")
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
2:37
21Jammin' With Lester
3:01

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 932) (order: 441)