Lester Young - The Complete Aladdin Sessions – Blue Note – 2CD

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The Complete Aladdin Sessions

Lester Young

1995 (CD's released date)

Label : Blue Note

CD reference n° : 7243 8 32787 2 5

Disc Quantity : 2

Record grading :

• Jewelcase or Digipack : NM
• Inner Booklet : NM
• Audio CD : NM
• Visual CD : NM

All records are carefully inspected and listened before grading. So you can buy with confidence.

Price : 16 euros

About this record :

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow : « Although it has often been written that the cool-toned tenor saxophonist Lester Young's experiences with racism in the military during 1944-1945 so scarred him that he never played at the same musical level as he had previously, the music on this essential two-CD reissue disproves that theory. It is true that his attitude toward life was affected and Young became somewhat self-destructive, but his postwar solos rank with the greatest work of his career. This two-fer, which has four selections from 1942 in which Young is heard in a trio with pianist Nat "King" Cole and bassist Red Callender and a rare 1945 session headed by singer Helen Humes (including a previously unknown instrumental "Riffin' Without Helen"), is mostly taken up with Young's very enjoyable 1945-1948 small-group dates. Highlights include "D.B. Blues," "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (which was a minor hit), "Sunday," and "New Lester Leaps In," among many others. Minor errors aside (trumpeter Snooky Young is left out of the personnel listing for the Humes date and Young's final Aladdin session is from 1948, not 1947), this is a well-conceived and brilliant set filled with exciting performances by one of the true greats of jazz ».

Personnel :

Lester Young - sax

Count Basie - piano

Johnny Guarnieri - piano

Sweets Edison - trumpet

Earle Warren - alto sax

Jo Jones - drums

Roy Haynes - drums

…and many others…

Track Listing :

Los-An?eleso, 15-an de julio 1942 - Lester Young, Nat King Cole, Red Callender

1. Indiana (J.F. Hanley/B. MacDonald) 4:50
2. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke/Ira Gershwin) 4:53
3. Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans/I. Caesar) 4:45
4. Body and Soul (Green/Heyman/Sour/Eyton) 5:07

Los-An?eleso, decembron de 1945 - Lester Young, Vic Dickenson, Howard McGhee, Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callender

1. D. B. Blues (L. Young/King Pleasure) 2:58
2. Lester Blows Again (L. Young) 2:29
3. These Foolish Things (Morell/Strachey/Link) 3:08
4. Jumpin' at Mesner's (L. Young) 2:42

Los-An?eleso, januaron de 1946 - Lester Young, Willie Smith, Vic Dickenson, Howard McGhee, Wendell Jones, Red Callender

1. It's Only a Paper Moon (Rose(E. Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen) 3.03
2. Lover Come Back to Me (S. Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein) 2:35
3. Jammin' with Lester (L. Young) 3:01

Los-An?eleso, a?guston de 1946 - Lester Young, Joe Albany, Irving Ashby, Red Callender, Chico Hamilton

1. You Driving Me Crazy (L. Young) 3:03
2. New Lester Leaps In (L. Young) 2:55
3. Lester's Be Bop Boogie (l. Young) 3:12
4. She's Funny That Way (N. Moret/A.A. Whiting) 3:17

?ikago, oktobron de 1946 - Lester Young, Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Fred Lacey, Rodney Richardson, Lyndell Marshall

1. Sunday (Miller/Krueger/Conn/Jule Styne) 2:22
2. S. M. Blues (L. Young) 3:00
3. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (L. Young) 3:09
4. No Eyes Blues (l. Young) 2:57
5. Sax-O-Be-Bop (L. Young) 2:50
6. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields) 2:57 13

Radio Recorders, Los-An?eleso, 18-an de februaro 1947 - Lester Young, Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Fred Lacey, Ted Briscoe, Roy Haynes

1. Easy Does It (L. Young) 2:31
2. Easy Does It (alternate take) 2:27
3. Movin' with Lester (L. Young) 2:43
4. One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie) 2:36
5. Jumpin' at the Woodside (Basie) 2:57

Novjorko, 2-an de aprilo 1947 - Lester Young, Shorty McConnell, Argonne Thornton, Nasir Barakat, Rodney Richardson, Lyndell Marshall

1. I'm Confessin´ (Neiburg/Daughtery/Reynolds) 2:29
2. Lester Smooths It Out (L. Young) 2:52
3. Just Cooling (L. Young) 2:56

WOR Studios, Novjorko, 29-an de decembro 1947 - Lester Young, Gene DiNovi, Chuck Wayne, Curley Russell, Tiny Kahn

1. Tea for Two (Youmans/I. Caesar) 3:05
2. East of the Sun (Brooks/Bowman) 3:07
3. The Sheik of Araby (Snyder/Smith/Wheeler) 2:29
4. Something You Remember You By (Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz) 2:42

Los-An?eleso, 22-an de decembro 1945 (Helen Humes-Session) - Helen Humes, Willie Smith, Lester Young, Maxwell Davis, Jimmy Bunn, Dave Barbour, Junior Rudd, Henry Tucker

1. Riffin' without Helen (instrumenta) 3:10
2. Please Let Me Forget (Red Callender) 3:07
3. He Don't Move Me Anymore (M. Hathaway) 2:49
4. Pleasing Man Blues (H. Brock) 3:03
5. See See Rider (Ma Rainey) 2:46
6. It's Better to Give than Receive (H. Humes/M. LeMayes) 2:55

CD GRADING :

Sealed (scéllé)

Le CD est neuf et est encore sous son emballage d’origine

The CD is new and still in its closed original plastic film. Unplayed condition.

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M (mint)

Le CD est neuf mais n’est pas dans son emballage d’origine ; Etat parfait du CD, du boîtier et du livret intérieur.

The CD is new but not in is original plastic film ; The CD, the jewelcase and the inner booklet are in perfect condition. 

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NM (near mint) 

Le CD est superbe ; Pas de traces visibles à l’œil (ni rayures ni marques) ; la qualité d’écoute est excellente. Le boitier plastique et le livret intérieur sont en parfait état. Le boîtier plastique a été changé par mes soins si l’original présentait quelques défauts.

The CD is superb ; no visible marks (no scratches no scuffs) ; sound quality is superb ; the jewelcase and the inner booklet are like new. The jewelcase has been changed by myself if the original was damaged.

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VG+ (very good +)

Le CD présente quelques marques ou rayures qui peuvent impacter légèrement la qualité d’écoute qui reste néanmoins très bonne. Le boîtier plastique et/ou le livret intérieur peuvent présenter quelques défauts comme des traces ou de légères rayures ou plissures mais pas de fente(s) ni de déchirure(s).    

The CD has some has few little scratches or visible marks. These imperfections can generate small random clicks or surface noise but listening still very acceptable. The jewelcase and the inner booklet are cleans overall. They could show few wear signs like slight marks, scratches or folds but no slots or tears in any case.

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VG- (very good -)

Le CD présente plusieurs défauts qui gênent l’écoute comme des crépitements constants ou des clics répétitifs générés par des rayures plus prononcées. Le boîtier plastique et/ou le livret intérieur présentent plusieurs marques d’usure. Des fentes et/ou des déchirures plus ou moins importantes sont possibles.

The CD has several imperfections which disturb the listening : constant cracklings or repetitive clicks generated by scratches. The jewelcase and the inner booklet show more signs of wear on both sides. More or less important slots and tears are possible.

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