''The Jazz Giants '56'' is an album by saxophonist
Lester Young, issued in 1956 on
Verve Records.
Track listing
# "
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan" (
Arthur Schwartz,
Howard Dietz) - 9:35
# "
I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...
,
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...
) - 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
Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, " ...
) - 9:06
Personnel
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Lester Young –
saxophone
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Roy Eldridge –
trumpet
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Vic Dickenson –
trombone
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Teddy Wilson – piano
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Freddie Green – guitar
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Gene Ramey –
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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*
Jo Jones
Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes k ...
–
drums
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References
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1956 albums
Lester Young albums
Verve Records albums