Going for Myself
1957 studio album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young
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Studio album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young | |
Released | 1957 |
Recorded | July 31, 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles (February 7, 1958, New York City, reissue bonus tracks) |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 42:59 (original LP) 75:50 (CD reissue) |
Label | Verve MGV 8298 Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10344 |
Producer | Norman Granz |
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Going For Myself is a 1957 jazz album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young, accompanied by Oscar Peterson. The album is one of Young's last studio recordings.
Track listing
- "Flic" (Oscar Peterson, Lester Young) - 06:16
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 05:53
- "St. Tropez" (Harry "Sweets" Edison, Peterson, Young) - 10:05
- "Waldorf Blues" (Young) - 08:19
- "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) - 06:55
- "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 07:43
Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 2012:
- Ballad medley: "A Ghost of a Chance"/"I Cover the Waterfront" (Ned Washington, Ned Young, Bing Crosby)/(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 5:51
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 6:14
- "St. Tropez" - 6:55 - Alternate take
- "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" - 7:43 - Alternate take
- "Waldorf Blues" 6:16 - Alternate take
Personnel
- Lester Young - tenor saxophone, clarinet (03 & 09)
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
(Hollywood, July 31, 1957) (Tracks# 01-03, 07-09)
- Oscar Peterson - piano
- Herb Ellis - guitar
- Ray Brown - double bass
- Louie Bellson - drums
(New York, February 7, 1958) (Tracks# 04-06, 10-11)
- Lou Stein - piano
- Herb Ellis - guitar
- Ray Brown - double bass
- Mickey Sheen - drums
References
- ^ Going for Myself at AllMusic
- ^ Gleason, Ralph J. (12 May 1960). "Lester Young: Going for Myself". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 10. p. 34.
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