Live at Birdland (Lester Young album)
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Live at Birdland | |
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Released | 2007 |
Recorded | 1953 and 1956 |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 71:53 |
Label | ESP-Disk |
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Live at Birdland is a collection of live recordings made in 1953 and 1956 at New York's Birdland.
Track listing
[edit]- "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (7:47)
- "A Foggy Day" (8:10)
- "In a Little Spanish Town" 7:39
- "Lester Leaps In" (6:08))
- Theme: "Lullaby of Birdland" (0:55)
- Announcement (0:07)
- "Lester Leaps In" (6:07)
- Announcement 0:24
- "Polkadots and Moonbeams" (4:14)
- "Up ‘n Adam" (6:08)
- "In a Little Spanish Town" (3:20)
- Theme: "Lullaby of Birdland" (0:47)
- Announcement (0:10)
- "Three Little Words" (6:46)
- Lester and Announcer Speak (0:35)
- "These Foolish Things" (4:23)
- Announcement (0:10)
- "Blues in G" (5:45)
- "Tea for Two" (2:18)
Personnel
[edit]- Lester Young: tenor saxophone
- Jesse Drakes: trumpet
- Earl Knight: piano
- Aaron Bell: bass
- Lee Abrahams: percussion
- Count Basie Orchestra
Sources
[edit]Gridley, Mark C. Jazz Styles: History & Analysis. 9th N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006. Print.