The Jazz Giants '56
1956 studio album by Lester Young
The Jazz Giants '56 | ||||
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Studio album by Lester Young | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | January 12, 1956 Fine Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Label | Verve MGN 1056 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Lester Young chronology | ||||
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The Jazz Giants '56 is an album by saxophonist Lester Young, issued in 1956 on Verve Records.[1]
Track listing
- "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 9:35[2]
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 10:06
- "Gigantic Blues" (Lester Young) - 6:54
- "This Year's Kisses" (Irving Berlin) - 6:49
- "You Can Depend on Me" (Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines) - 9:06
Personnel
- Lester Young – saxophone
- Roy Eldridge – trumpet
- Vic Dickenson – trombone
- Teddy Wilson – piano
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Gene Ramey – bass
- Jo Jones – drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio (1946)
- Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
- Pres and Sweets (1955)
- The Jazz Giants '56 (1956)
- Pres and Teddy (1956)
- Going for Myself (1957)
- Laughin' to Keep from Cryin' (1958)