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The Aladdin Sessions

Lester Young

Label : Blue Note [The Blue Note Re-Issue Series]
Reference : BN-LA456-H2
Date : 1975

Tracklist
A1 D. B. Blues C. Beaks [Carl Beaks], L. Young [Lester Young] 2:57
A2 Lester Blows Again L. Young [Lester Young] 2:30
A3 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) H. Link [Harry Link], H. Marvell [Holt Marvell], J. Strachey [Jack Strachey] 3:06
A4 Jumpin’ At Mesners L. Young [Lester Young] 2:40
A5 It’s Only A Paper Moon B. Rose [Billy Rose], E.Y. Harburg, H. Arlen [Harold Arlen] 3:04
A6 After You’ve Gone H. Creamer [Henry Creamer], T. Layton [Turner Layton] 2:38
B1 Lover, Come Back To Me ! O. Hammerstein II [Oscar Hammerstein II], S. Romberg [Sigmund Romberg] 2:37
B2 Jammin’ With Lester L. Young [Lester Young] 3:00
B3 Lester Leaps In L. Young [Lester Young] 2:50
B4 You’re Driving Me Crazy L. Young [Lester Young] 3:02
B5 She’s Funny That Way C. N. Daniels [Charles N. Daniels], R. A. Whiting [Richard Whiting] 3:17
B6 Lester’s Be-Bop L. Young [Lester Young] 3:11
C1 Sunday B. Krueger [Bennie Krueger], C. Cohn [Chester Conn], J. Stein [Jule Styne], N. Miller [Ned Miller] 2:22
C2 S. M. Blues 3:00
C3 No Eyes Blues L. Young [Lester Young] 2:50
C4 Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid C. Beaks [Carl Beaks], L. Young [Lester Young] 3:10
C5 Sax-O-Be-Bop L. Young [Lester Young] 2:57
C6 On The Sunny Side Of The Street J. McHugh-D. Fields [Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields] 2:57
C7 Movin’ With Lester L. Young [Lester Young] 3:08
C8 Lester Smooths It Out L. Young [Lester Young] 2:50
D1 Jumpin’ At The Woodside C. Basie [Count Basie] 2:55
D2 Easy Does It L. Young [Lester Young] 2:30
D3 Just Cooling L. Young [Lester Young] 2:56
D4 I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) A. Neiburg [Al Neiburg], D. Daughtery [Doc Daugherty], A. Reynolds [Ellis Reynolds] 2:30
D5 Sheik Of Araby F. Wheeler [Francis Wheeler], H. Smith [Harry B. Smith], T. Snyder [Ted Snyder] 2:28
D6 East Of The Sun B. Bowman [Brooks Bowman] 3:07
D7 Something To Remember You By A. Schwartz-H. Dietz [Schwartz & Dietz] 2:43
Featured Artists
Alto Saxophone Willie Smith A5-A6,B1-B2
Bass Curley Russell [Curly Russell] D5-D7
Bass Curtis Counce A5-A6,B1-B2
Bass Red Callender A1-A4,B3-B6
Bass Rodney Richardson C1-C6
Bass Ted Briscoe C7-C8,D1-D4
Drums Chico Hamilton B3-B6
Drums Henry Tucker Green A1-A4
Drums Johnny Otis A5-A6,B1-B2
Drums Lyndall Marshall C1-C6
Drums Roy Haynes C7-C8,D1-D4
Drums Tiny Kahn D5-D7
Guitar Chuck Wayne D5-D7
Guitar Fred Lacey C1-C8,D1-D4
Guitar Freddie Green A1-A4
Guitar Irving Ashby B3-B6
Piano Argonne Thornton C1-C8,D1-D4
Piano Dodo Marmarosa A1-A4
Piano Gene DiNovi D5-D7
Piano Joe Albany B3-B6
Piano Wesly Jones [Wesley Jones] A5-A6,B1-B2
Tenor Saxophone Lester Young
Trombone Vic Dickenson A1-A6,B1-B2
Trumpet Howard McGhee A5-A6,B1-B2
Trumpet Shorty McConnell C1-C8,D1-D4
Recording

Tracks A1 to A4 recorded in Los Angeles in October, 1945.
Tracks A5 to B2 recorded in Los Angeles in early 1946.
Tracks B3 to B6 recorded in Los Angeles in August, 1946.
Tracks C1 to C6 recorded in Chicago on Feb. 18, 1947.
Tracks C7 to D4 recorded in New York City in December, 1947.
Tracks D5 to D7 recorded in New York City on Dec. 29, 1948 under the supervision of Leonard Feather.

Video

Indiana (Remastered 1995)
You’re Driving Me Crazy (Remastered 1995)
Lester Blows Again (Remastered 1995)
After You’ve Gone (Remastered 1995)
Riffin’ Without Helen
East Of The Sun (Remastered 1995)
Something To Remember You By (Remastered 1995)
Jammin’ With Lester (Remastered 1995)
Lester Smooths It Out (Remastered 1995)

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