Lester Young • Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio

 

Review by Scott Yanow
Defying what has become conventional wisdom, tenor saxophonist Lester Young cut some of his greatest recordings in the 1950s -- that is, when he was reasonably healthy. On this wonderful effort with pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer J.C. Heard, Prez performs definitive versions of "Just You, Just Me" and "Tea for Two," and plays a string of concise but memorable ballad renditions: "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "Almost Like Being in Love," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "I'm Confessin'." This is essential music from a jazz legend. [Some reissues augment the original dozen songs with a version of the good-humored "It Takes Two to Tango," which features Young's only recorded vocals, plus a rather unnecessary false start (on "I Can't Get Started," ironically), along with some studio chatter.]
https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/lester-young-with-the-oscar-peterson-trio-mr0003703509

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Desafiando lo que se ha convertido en la sabiduría convencional, el saxofonista tenor Lester Young cortó algunas de sus mejores grabaciones en los años 50, es decir, cuando estaba razonablemente sano. En este maravilloso esfuerzo con el pianista Oscar Peterson, el guitarrista Barney Kessel, el bajista Ray Brown y el baterista J.C. Heard, Prez interpreta versiones definitivas de "Just You, Just Me" y "Tea for Two", y toca una serie de interpretaciones de baladas concisas pero memorables: "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Almost Like Being in Love", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "There Will Never Be Another You" y "I'm Confessin'". Esta es música esencial de una leyenda del jazz. [Algunas reediciones aumentan la docena de canciones originales con una versión del buen humor "It Takes Two to Tango", que presenta las únicas voces grabadas de Young, más un inicio falso bastante innecesario (en "I Can't Get Started", irónicamente), junto con alguna charla de estudio.]
https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/lester-young-with-the-oscar-peterson-trio-mr0003703509

 

Tracks:

1 - Ad Lib Blues - 5:54
2 - I Can't Get Started - 3:41
3 - Just You, Just Me - 7:41
4 - Almost Like Being In Love - 3:34
5 - Tea For Two - 7:45
6 - There Will Never Be Another You - 3:28
7 - (Back Home Again In) Indiana - 7:04
8 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street - 3:27
9 - Star Dust - 3:35
10 - I'm Confessin' - 3:42
11 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love - 3:23
12 - These Foolish Things - 3:32
13 - (It Takes) Two To Tango - 6:09
14 - I Can't Get Started (False Start) - 0:52


Credits:
    Bass – Ray Brown
    Drums – J.C. Heard
    Guitar – Barney Kessel
    Piano – Oscar Peterson
    Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young

Notes:
Recorded in New York City on November 28, 1952
Tracks 1-4: original 10" LP issue "Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio" # 1 Norgran MGN 5
Tracks 5-8; original 10" LP issue "Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio" # 2 Norgran MGN 6
Tracks 9-12: original LP issue "The President" Norgran MGN 1005
Tracks 13: original CD issue "The President plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio" Verve 831 670-2
Track 14 previously unissued


Label: Verve Records ‎– 521 451-2, Verve Records ‎– MG N-5
Series: Verve Master Edition –
Country: Europe
Released: 1997
Original Released: 1956
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool Jazz

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