Lester Dreams

Lester Dreams Artist: Lester Young
Label: Definitive
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 843600111628
EAN: 0843600111628
ASIN: B000050HRG


Release Date: 2000-10-10

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Tracks:

  1. Shoe Shine Boy
  2. Evenin'
  3. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
  4. Oh, Lady Be Good
  5. I've Found a New Baby
  6. Mortgage Stomp
  7. Blues With Helen
  8. Don't Be That Way
  9. Song of the Wanderer
  10. Allez Oop
  11. You Can Depend on Me
  12. I Ain't Got Nobody (And There's Nobody Cares for Me)
  13. Goin' to Chicago
  14. (Let Me) Live and Love Tonight
  15. Love Me or Leave Me
  16. Dickie's Dream
  17. Lester Leaps In
  18. Blue Lester
  19. Jump Lester Jump
  20. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
  21. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
  22. Ad Lib Blues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lester Young: the opium and whiskey years.......2002-06-13

The pre-war Lester loved his women, his cigars, opium when he could get it, and a good shot of whiskey. He also loved to toot that horn. Fortunately, someone was smart enough to capture it:)
These recordings are among Lesters first, 99% of them feature Count Basie. Other cats appear such as: Jimmy Rushing, Buck Clayton, Charlie Christian, Jo Jones, Teddy Wilson, Helen Humes, Freddie Green etc... but this is clearly Lester's show. The revolving door of vocalists really fleshes this thing out making it real hard to get sick of. 22 tracks, 71 minutes, 1936-1940, outstanding. This could be the soundtrack to a fantastic party, from the cover shot of Lester and his hand rolled smokey treat, I'm sure it has served as one or two or three...

Music CD:

  1. All Stars Recordings ~ Miles Davis
  2. Complete Savoy and Dial Recordings ~ Miles Davis
  3. Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes ~ Charlie Parker
  4. DMP Surround Sound ~ Various Artists
  5. Prime Cuts: The Greatest Hits 1987-1999 ~ Jr. Grover Washington
  6. Ring of Fire ~ Chris Campbell
  7. Blue Skies ~ Giacomo Gates
  8. Friends ~ Ron Carter
  9. Songs We Know ~ Steve Davis
  10. Pretty Things ~ Lou Donaldson

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Walk into the Sun ~ Organized Konfusion

Catalpa ~ Jolie Holland

Remedy Lane ~ Pain of Salvation

Unstoppable Forces ~ Peter Himmelman

In a Paper Suit ~ Knoxville Girls

Tracie ~ Tracie Spencer

Cash, Money, Cars, Clothes ~ Ruff Endz

I Think They Like Me ~ Dem Franchize Boyz

On the One ~ Jalal

AttenCHUN! ~ Bone Crusher