Record details

• Physical Description: 1 sound disc (62 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
• Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Verve, [2000]
• Copyright: ℗2000

Content descriptions

General Note:

Compact disc.

Issued in conjunction with the PBS series ; all songs previously released.

Notes by Francis Davis in booklet.

Formatted Contents Note:

Oh, lady, be good! / Jones-Smith Incorporated -- Every tub ; Honeysuckle rose / Count Basie and his orchestra -- Pagin' the devil / Kansas City Six -- A sailboat in the moonlight ; He's funny that way ; Getting some fun out of life / Billie Holiday and her orchestra -- If dreams come true / Teddy Wilson and his orchestra -- Taxi war dance ; Twelfth Street rag ; Clap hands, here comes Charlie / Count Basie and his orchestra -- Lester leaps in ; Tickle toe / Count Basie's Kansas City Seven -- Sometimes I'm happy / Lester Young Quartet -- I've found a new baby / Lester Young Trio -- D.B. blues -- Jumpin' with Symphony Sid -- This year's kisses -- Polka dots and moonbeams / Count Basie and his orchestra.

Participant or Performer Note:

Lester Young, tenor saxophone ; with additional musicians.

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded 1936-1957.

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Jazz > 1931-1940.
Jazz > 1941-1950.
Jazz > 1951-1960.