604988260021

Kansas City Sax: The Complete Kansas City Master Takes

Lester Young

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Format: CD

Cat No: JASMCD2600

Release Date:  07 July 2003

Label:  Jasmine Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  604988260021

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Forever associated with Kansas City, the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young joined forces with Count Basie between 1938-1944 to create some of the most distinctive sounds in swing.

    Young participated in four separate recording sessions with the 'Kansas City' tag, each capturing perfectly the balance of soloists with on-the-hoof structure that was the hallmark of the city's legendary jam sessions. This compilation pools together all the master takes from these four studio sessions and also includes the 'Kansas City Six' set from John Hammond's 1939 'From Spirituals To Swing' presentation at Carnegie Hall.

    These small group recordings collected together some of the finest talents of the era, including Buck Clayton (trumpet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Joe Bushkin (piano), Freddie Green (guitar) and Jo Jones (drums).

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (New York, 28 September 1938)
      • 2. Countless Blues (New York, 28 September 1938)
      • 3. Them There Eyes (New York, 28 September 1938)
      • 4. I Want A Little Girl (New York, 28 September 1938)
      • 5. Pagin' The Devil (New York, 28 September 1938)
      • 6. Dickie's Dream (New York, 5 September 1939)
      • 7. Lester Leaps In (New York, 5 September 1939)
      • 8. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Carnegie Hall, New York, 24 December 1939)
      • 9. Good Morning Blues (Carnegie Hall, New York, 24 December 1939)
      • 10. Pagin' The Devil (Carnegie Hall, New York, 24 December 1939)
      • 11. After Theatre Jump (New York, 22 March 1944)
      • 12. Six Cats And A Prince (New York, 22 March 1944)
      • 13. Lester Leaps Again (New York, 22 March 1944)
      • 14. Destination K.C. (New York, 22 March 1944)
      • 15. Three Little Words (New York, 28 March 1944)
      • 16. Jo-Jo (New York, 28 March 1944)
      • 17. I Got Rhythm (New York, 28 March 1944)
      • 18. Four O'Clock Drag (New York, 28 March 1944)
      • 19. I'm In The Mood For Love (New York, 7 May 1945)
      • 20. Sugar Hips (New York, 7 May 1945)