Lester Young - Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Lester Young
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Product NameLester Young - Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Lester Young
ManufacturerPolygram Records
Product Number MPN731454908221
Retail Price $11.98
EAN-130731454908221
EAN-1400731454908221
UPC731454908221
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Release Date2000-11-07
FormatAudio CD, CD
Artist(s)Lester Young
AlbumVerve, Ken Burns JAZZ Collection, Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Lester Young
Tracks
  1. Oh Lady Be Good
  2. Every Tub (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  3. Honeysuckle Rose (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  4. Pagin' The Devil (with the Kansas City Six)
  5. A Sailboat In The Moonlight (with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra)
  6. He's Funny That Way (with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra)
  7. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life (with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra)
  8. If Dreams Come True (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
  9. Taxi War Dance (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  10. Twelfth Street Rag (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  11. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  12. Lester Leaps In (with Count Basie's Kansas City Seven)
  13. Tickle Toe (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  14. Sometimes I'm Happy
  15. I've Found A New Baby
  16. D.B. Blues
  17. Jumpin' With Smyphony Sid
  18. This Year's Kisses
  19. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (with Count Basie & His Orchestra), Oh, Lady Be Good
  20. Every Tub (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  21. Honeysuckle Rose (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  22. Pagin' The Devil (with the Kansas City Six)
  23. A Sailboat In The Moonlight (with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra)
  24. He's Funny That Way (with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra)
  25. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life (with Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra)
  26. If Dreams Come True (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
  27. Taxi War Dance (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  28. Twelfth Street Rag (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  29. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  30. Lester Leaps In (with Count Basie's Kansas City Seven)
  31. Tickle Toe (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
  32. Sometimes I'm Happy
  33. I've Found A New Baby
  34. D.B. Blues
  35. Jumpin' With Smyphony Sid
  36. This Year's Kisses
  37. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
Num. of Items1
Record LabelVerve, Polygram Records
GenreTenor Sax
Deal first added on:19-January-2004

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4 Star Rating  "Five stars for Prez"2009-05-27
- Reviewed By caponsacchi
Despite what you may have heard from some writers, Lester Young was basically a shadow of his former self throughout most of the '50s. There were moments, of course, when he was relatively straight and sober and capable of getting to you--providing you remembered the Lester of old. But he didn't come close to regaining his former glory, or playing in a manner that would demonstrate to newcomers why many consider him one of the greatest soloists of all time, perhaps the "missing link" between Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker.

So this album may be a better start than a '50s LP such as the Verve date with Oscar Peterson. At the same time, the mastering--or lack of it--is frankly quite puzzling throughout the Burns' series. It's one thing to leave in the surface noise of the miraculous find of the complete Goodman Carnegie Concert from 1938, but many of the Lester dates were commercial studio recordings that not only were not noisy but demonstrated quite impressively his smooth and mellow, light and graceful sound. Like a number of other recordings in the Burns' series, this one tends to overdo the treble and, as a result, "pinch" Lester's unique sound. Also, while the inclusion of Billie Holiday and Lester's "Sailboat in the Moonlight" is to be applauded, the thin, anemic and distant quality of Lady Day's voice is inexcusable (hadn't the engineers heard of equalizers?), vitiating the efforts of both performers. Still, if you can't get Verve Jazz Masters Vol. 30, this one can be recommended, at least as a start.

It should be noted that the first paragraph above applies as much to Billie Holiday, Lester's musical companion and soulmate. You haven't really heard Lady Day until you can "get" what she was doing when Benny Goodman hired her in 1934 and in the definitive recordings thereafter--the vintage years for both artists are 1935-1949 (unlike some listeners, I don't hear the dramatic decline in Lester's playing immediately following his army experiences, though his late '30s-early '40s recordings are certainly pick of the crop).
 
3 Star Rating  "A tough one to review"2008-11-22
- Reviewed By joinery1
Everyone seems to be all over the poor sound quality on some of the cuts on this disc. I can't disagree, because I have 10 others of this series and they all sound much better than this one. I also have some of the rarest stuff (like all 4 Jones-Smith tracks) on an early 70s Hammond produced 2 LP Columbia Basie comp "Super Chief" (if you like Basie and have a turntable, BUY THAT - YOU NEED IT!) I am having mixed feelings about the track selection myself. All the music is wonderful, but over half of this disc is Basie material! I also understand that a complete overview of Young is impossible without some Billie Holiday, but there are 4 Holiday numbers. Once you account for that there's not much room for *Lester Young* material. He recorded prolifically for Alladin and Lamp among others in the 40s but that stuff is barely represented. The beauty of many of these Ken Burns comps is that they usually dig up a handful of "off the beaten path" recordings, but that's not the case here. Most of it is pretty easily available. They also usually sound really good, too, despite the age of the master recordings. If this were the first Ken Burns Jazz comp I bought I would (wrongly) assume that the rest of them are this poorly conceived. Luckily I know better.
 
2 Star Rating  "Great Music Ruined By Poor Sound Quality"2005-08-25
- Reviewed By User: A26Z3J93G0B85L
The music on this collection is great for an introduction to Lester Young, but unfortunately there seems to have been no effort taken to remaster the cuts here and everything sounds as if you were playing it on the original 78s. I know some people say you can't give this disc a low rating due to the fact that these are recordings from the 30's and 40's. Well, I say you can when there are other discs out there of the same material with sound quality that is far superior to what is offered here. If you want a good introductory disc of Pres that has a lot of material and is not too expensive check out the album "Lester Young: From A Cool Perspective." You get over 40 songs on two discs for around $17 and the sound quality is excellent on all the cuts, especially by 1930's and 40's standards.
 
1 Star Rating  "Terrible sound and unacceptable noise ruins great music"2005-01-31
- Reviewed By bebop69
This is the worst sounding CD I've ever heard. And I own hundreds of CDs of music from this era. Obviously Ken Burns rushed this product to market to cash in on his PBS series, without spending any time or money to find the best sources for this music, or to digitally clean up the sound. You will find much better sounding collections of this music on other CD reissues of music by Lester Young, Count Basie, and Billie Holiday. I have some of this same music on old scratched up vinyl LPs and those stll sound much better than this messed up disc. Obvoid this disc at all costs, but do search out this music elsewhere. These tunes are monumental achievements in the history of jazz. Too bad Ken Burns was content to put out such a horrible sounding product.
 
3 Star Rating  "Ruined by noise."2004-10-07
- Reviewed By ami_bulk
I own many CDs of 30s and 40s jazz. Usually the sound has been cleaned up nicely, so you can concentrate on the music. This one is so scratchy, it's hard to listen to. Pity, because the music is terrific and plentyful. Yet, because of the noise, I recommend buying something else (Verve's Jazz Masters #30 is nice, for example).
 
5 Star Rating  "Founding father"2003-05-11
- Reviewed By bluesbro
The sound is not that bad really, there is some hiss, but nothing out of this world, its listenable. If you are not used to the sound of old 30's 40's recordings, it may sound rough at first. Charlie Parker once said to have leraned some of Lester solos note sby note, and when you hear Lester, you can certainly hera a lot of what Bird later developed. But Lester is undoubtely one of the originals and a giant in jazz.
 
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