PRES IN EUROPE

$16.63
Label
HIGHNOTE
Release Date
February 22, 2000
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      YOUNG, LESTER
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 22, 2000
    • UPC
      632375705428
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      HNR757054.2
    • LABEL
      HIGHNOTE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Lester Leaps In

      Composer: Lester Young

      Performer: Lester Young, Al King, Lex Humphries, Lasse Werner

    2. These Foolish Things

      Composer: Jack Strachey, Harry Link

      Performer: Lester Young, Al King, Lex Humphries, Lasse Werner

    3. Iceland: There will never be another you

      Composer: Harry Warren

      Performer: Lester Young, Al King, Lex Humphries, Lasse Werner

    4. Lester's European Blues

      Composer: Lester Young

      Performer: Lester Young, Al King, Lex Humphries, Lasse Werner

    5. Lullaby of Birdland

      Composer: George Shearing

      Performer: Lester Young, Al King, Lex Humphries, Lasse Werner

    6. Polka Dots and Moonbeams

      Composer: Jimmy van Heusen

      Performer: Lester Young

    7. Lester Leaps In

      Composer: Lester Young

      Performer: Lester Young


More recordings from the closely guarded vaults of the legendary Onyx Records, inc. 2 unforgettable sets of late Lester circa 1956, when Pres' playing was at it's most communicative & introverted; here he shines on a selection of standards & 2 signature tunes, "Lester Leaps In" & "Lester's European Blues," which have been unavailable since their initial release on LP in '73