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The "Kansas City" sessions / Lester Young.

Author/creator Young, Lester, 1909-1959 instrumentalist.
Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoNew York, NY : GRP Records, ℗1997.
Description1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorCreamer, Henry, 1879-1930 performer.
Other author/creatorLayton, Turner, 1894-1978, performer.
Other author/creatorGabler, Milt, 1911-2001 producer, performer.
Other author/creatorPinkard, Maceo, 1897-1962 composer.
Other author/creatorTracey, William, 1893-1957 composer.
Other author/creatorTauber, Doris, 1907-1996, composer.
Other author/creatorMoll, Billy, 1905-1968 composer.
Other author/creatorMencher, Murray, 1898-1991, composer.
Other author/creatorPage, Walter composer.
Other author/creatorKalmar, Bert, 1884-1947, composer.
Other author/creatorRuby, Harry composer.
Other author/creatorBushkin, Joe composer.
Other author/creatorGershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 composer.
Other author/creatorKenny, Nick, 1895-1975 composer.
Other author/creatorKenny, Charles, 1898-1992, composer.
Other author/creatorTodd, Cornell, composer.
Other author/creatorTodd, Bobby, 1904-1980, composer.
Other author/creatorRushing, Jimmy composer.
Other author/creatorBasie, Count, 1904-1984, composer.
Other author/creatorDurham, Eddie, 1906-1987 composer.
Other author/creatorCaldwell, Anne, 1867-1936 composer.
Other author/creatorYoumans, Vincent, 1898-1946 composer.
Other author/creatorKahn, Gus, 1886-1941 composer.
Other author/creatorDonaldson, Walter, 1893-1947 composer.
Other author/creatorGershwin, George, 1898-1937. Girl crazy. I got rhythm.
Other author/creatorHammond, John, 1910-1987, producer.
Other author/creatorKeepnews, Orrin producer.
Other author/creatorKansas City Five, performer.
Other author/creatorKansas City Six performer.
Series Commodore recordings
Commodore recordings. ^A1047977
Contents Way down yonder in New Orleans #2 / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (3:00)-- Way down yonder in New Orleans / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (2:57) -- Countless blues / Milt Gabler (3:01) -- Countless blues #2 / Milt Gabler (2:59) -- Them there eyes #2 / Maceo Pinkard, William Tracey, Doris Tauber (2:57) -- Them there eyes / Maceo Pinkard, William Tracey, Doris Tauber (2:58) -- I want a little girl / Billy Moll, Murray Mencher (2:53) -- I want a little girl #2 / Billy Moll, Murray Mencher (2:54) -- Pagin' the devil / Walter Page, Milt Gabler (2:57) -- Pagin' the devil #2 / Walter Page, Milt Gabler (2:55) -- Three little words #2 / Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby (3:19) -- Three little words / Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby (2:52) -- Jo Jo / Joe Bushkin (3:17) -- I got rhythm #3 / Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin (3:15) -- I got rhythm #2 / Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin (3:15) -- I got rhythm / Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin (3:16) -- Four o'clock drag / Milt Gabler (2:51) -- Four o'clock drag #3 / Milt Gabler (2:50) -- Laughing at life / Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny, Cornell Todd, Bob Todd (3:05) -- Good mornin' blues / Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie, Eddie Durham (2:51) -- I know that you know / Anne Caldwell, Vincent Youmans (3:04) -- Love me or leave me / Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson (2:47).
Abstract The great musician comes out for an overflow of classic performances.
General noteJazz.
General noteThe 5th-6th works include vocals.
General noteCompact discs.
General noteProgram notes by Loren Schoenberg in English (13 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
CreditsOriginally produced by Milt Gabler (#19-22) produced by John Hammond). Reissue produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Performer Lester Young, tenor saxophone or clarinet ; Kansas City Five ; Kansas City Six.
Date/time/place of a event noteSessions originally recorded for Commodore Records in New York City in 1938 and 1944.
Genre/formSwing (Music)
Genre/formSwing (Music)
UPC 011105040228
Publisher numberCMD-402 GRP Records

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