''Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio'' is a 1954 studio album by

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...

, accompanied by

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

's working trio of the time (featuring Ray Brown and Barney Kessel), plus drummer J. C. Heard. The music on this album was originally released as three separate albums: ''Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1'' and ''Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2'', both released in June 1954 (MGN 5 & 6), and ''The President'' (August 1954, MGN 1005). It was collated for this 1997 reissue by Verve Records.

Track listing

# "Ad Lib Blues" (

) – 5:54 # " I Can't Get Started" ( Vernon Duke,

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) – 3:41 # " Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 7:40 # "

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Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatr ...

Frederick Loewe Frederick Loewe (, originally German Friedrich (Fritz) Löwe ; June 10, 1901 – February 14, 1988) was an Austrian- American composer. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including '' Brigadoon'', ...

) – 3:34 # " Tea for Two" (

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) – 7:45 # "

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Mack Gordon Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years b ...

Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

) – 3:28 # " (Back Home Again In) Indiana" ( James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 7:04 # " On the Sunny Side of the Street" ( Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:27 # "

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) – 3:35 # "

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" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) – 3:41 # " I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Fields, McHugh) – 3:22 # " These Foolish Things" ( Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 3:27 # " (It Takes) Two to Tango": Rehearsal, False Start and Chatter ( Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 6:06 Bonus track on CD reissue # " I Can't Get Started" – 0:53 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Performance

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, vocals on Two to Tango *

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

* Barney Kessel –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

* Ray Brown –

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

* J. C. Heard -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Production

* Nat Hentoff - liner notes *

Norman Granz Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresa ...

- producer

References

{{Authority control 1954 compilation albums Lester Young albums Oscar Peterson compilation albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Albums with cover art by David Stone Martin Verve Records compilation albums Norgran Records compilation albums