Complete Savoy Masters 1944-1949 [Import]

Lester Young | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Definitive Spain
• ASIN: B0000300J6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,077 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. These Foolish Things

2. Exercise In Swing

3. Salute To Fats

4. Basie English

5. Blue Lester

6. Ghost Of A Chance

7. Indiana

8. Jump Lester Jum

9. Crazy Over J-Z

10. Ding Dong

11. Blues 'N' Bells

12. June Bug

13. Circus In Rhythm

14. Poor Little Plaything

15. Tush

Editorial Reviews

savoy masters compilation of tenor saxophonist lester young, known as prez. from bebop era of jazz.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars For A Taste of Lester Young in the 1940s, April 14, 2011

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This review is from: Complete Savoy Masters 1944-1949 (Audio CD)

This CD, produced by Definitive Records, gathers the complete recordings, all master takes, no alternates, recorded by Lester Young for the Savoy label between 1944 and 1949. The total of 15 tracks includes four recording sessions: three with Young's own small groups and one with Count Basie's orchestra, headed by Earl Warren, the band's musical director at the time. Highlights include solos on Salute to Fats, Ghost of a Chance, Crazy Over J-Z, and These Foolish Things.

Highly recommended for both fans of Lester Young and for anyone wishing to get a taste of 1940s jazz.