UPC: 717101841424
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Jun 14, 2010
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Liner Note Author: Frank Büchmann Moller.
Recording information: Birdland (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Café Bohemia (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Storyville, Boston (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Birdland (11/01/1956); Café Bohemia (11/01/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (11/01/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (11/01/1956); Storyville, Boston (11/01/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (11/01/1956); Birdland (11/19/1956); Café Bohemia (11/19/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (11/19/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (11/19/1956); Storyville, Boston (11/19/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (11/19/1956); Birdland (12/08/1956); Café Bohemia (12/08/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (12/08/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (12/08/1956); Storyville, Boston (12/08/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (12/08/1956); Birdland (12/15/1952); Café Bohemia (12/15/1952); Kongresshaus, Zurich (12/15/1952); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (12/15/1952); Storyville, Boston (12/15/1952); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (12/15/1952); Birdland (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Café Bohemia (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Storyville, Boston (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (12/15/1956/12/22/1956).
Featuring nine radio broadcasts from the 1950s when Lester Young was arguably at his peak, most of the 31 tracks on this two-disc set were originally broadcast from Zurich, and one track from 1956, "Oh! Lady Be Good," finds a young Miles Davis on trumpet.
Recording information: Birdland (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Café Bohemia (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Storyville, Boston (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (05/19/1951-08/15/1956); Birdland (11/01/1956); Café Bohemia (11/01/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (11/01/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (11/01/1956); Storyville, Boston (11/01/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (11/01/1956); Birdland (11/19/1956); Café Bohemia (11/19/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (11/19/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (11/19/1956); Storyville, Boston (11/19/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (11/19/1956); Birdland (12/08/1956); Café Bohemia (12/08/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (12/08/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (12/08/1956); Storyville, Boston (12/08/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (12/08/1956); Birdland (12/15/1952); Café Bohemia (12/15/1952); Kongresshaus, Zurich (12/15/1952); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (12/15/1952); Storyville, Boston (12/15/1952); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (12/15/1952); Birdland (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Café Bohemia (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Kongresshaus, Zurich (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Olivia's Pato Lounge, Washington, DC (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Storyville, Boston (12/15/1956/12/22/1956); Théatre Des Arts, Paris (12/15/1956/12/22/1956).
Featuring nine radio broadcasts from the 1950s when Lester Young was arguably at his peak, most of the 31 tracks on this two-disc set were originally broadcast from Zurich, and one track from 1956, "Oh! Lady Be Good," finds a young Miles Davis on trumpet.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Indiana
2 - Ghost of a Chance
3 - How High the Moon
4 - D.B. Blues
5 - Lullaby of Birdland/Up and At'em
6 - Too Marvellous for Words
7 - Lullaby of Birdland
8 - Just You, Just Me
9 - It's Only a Papermoon
10 - Speak
11 - I Cover the Waterfront
12 - Up and At'em
13 - Three Little Words
14 - I Cover the Waterfront
15 - D.B. Blues
Disc 2:
1 - Lester's Mop Mop Blues
2 - Tea for Two
3 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
4 - Three Little Words
5 - Lester Leaps In
6 - Oh, Lady Be Good
7 - Oh, Lady Be Good
8 - Lester's Mop Mop Blues
9 - Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
10 - Lullaby of Birdland
11 - Lester Leaps In
12 - These Foolish Things
13 - Three Little Words
14 - Pennies from Heaven
15 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
16 - Indiana
1 - Indiana
2 - Ghost of a Chance
3 - How High the Moon
4 - D.B. Blues
5 - Lullaby of Birdland/Up and At'em
6 - Too Marvellous for Words
7 - Lullaby of Birdland
8 - Just You, Just Me
9 - It's Only a Papermoon
10 - Speak
11 - I Cover the Waterfront
12 - Up and At'em
13 - Three Little Words
14 - I Cover the Waterfront
15 - D.B. Blues
Disc 2:
1 - Lester's Mop Mop Blues
2 - Tea for Two
3 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
4 - Three Little Words
5 - Lester Leaps In
6 - Oh, Lady Be Good
7 - Oh, Lady Be Good
8 - Lester's Mop Mop Blues
9 - Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
10 - Lullaby of Birdland
11 - Lester Leaps In
12 - These Foolish Things
13 - Three Little Words
14 - Pennies from Heaven
15 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
16 - Indiana