Lester Young

Lester Young records ‘Pres and Teddy’ with the Teddy Wilson Quartet for Verve (1956)

Lester Young's 'Pres and Teddy' is an album recorded on January 13, 1956 with the Teddy Wilson Quartet and released In April 1959 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.All Of...

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Lester Young records the album ‘The President Plays’ with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (1952)

Lester Young's 'The President Plays' is a studio album recorded on November 28, 1952 with the Oscar Peterson Quartet and released in June 1954 By Norgran Records.Track Listing : 1.Ad...

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On TV today, Lester Young et al at ‘Art Ford Jazz Party’ (1958)

October 2, 1958 - you do not want to miss Lester Young, Rex Stewart and many more at "Jazz Party" hosted by Art Ford on WNTA-TV in New York City

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On TV today, Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young et al at ‘”Art Ford Jazz Party’ (1958)

September 25, 1958 - you do not want to miss Coleman Hawkins (ts), Lester Young (ts), Willie "The Lion" Smith (p), Harry Sheppard (vib), Dick Thompson (g), Vinnie Burke (b),...

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We remember Lester Young. ‘Prez Resigned’

This day (March 15, 1959 ), in New York City, New York,, died Lester Willis Young, nicknamed 'Pres' or 'Prez', an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.Tracklist : 1 ....

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On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)

December 8, 1957 - if you love jazz, you do not want to miss "The Sound of Jazz", a special edition of the CBS television series "Seven Lively Arts." It...

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This week In Jazz Legends 40/52

How well do you know the music of Coleman Hawkins, Art Farmer, Jim Hall, Anita O’Day, Oscar Peterson, Ray Bryant, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Billy...

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This week In Jazz Legends 39/52

How well do you know the music of Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock, Baden...

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This week In Jazz Legends 20/52

Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, The Marsalis Family, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner Quartet, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Miles Davis, John Scofield, Elvin Jones Trio, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby McFerrin, Miles...

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Benny Goodman records ‘Together Again!’ a reunion album with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa (1963)

Benny Goodman's 'Together Again!' is a reunion album recorded on February 13 & 14, 1963 with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa and released the same year by RCA.Track...

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Billie Holiday records for Clef Records, ‘Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic’ (1945)

'Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic' is a live album recorded (partly) on February 12, 1945 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and released in 1954 by Clef...

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Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson record together ‘Two of the Few,’ an album for Pablo (1983)

'Two of the Few' by Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson is a studio album recorded on January 20, 1983 and released the same year by Pablo.Track Listing : 1.Oh, Lady...

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We remember Gerry Mulligan. ‘Baritone And Gerry’

This day (January 20, 1996), in Darien, Connecticut, died Gerry Mulligan, an American jazz baritone saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger.Tracklist : 1 . Satin Doll (1987) 2 . North Atlantic...

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Benny Goodman records ‘The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert’ (1938)

Benny Goodman's 'The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert' is one of the first recording (done on January 16, 1938) of music issued on the new long-playing format and one...

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Oscar Peterson records ‘The More I See You’ with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown et al (1995)

Oscar Peterson's 'The More I See You' is an album (the first since his stroke) recorded on January 15 & 16, 1995 with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown, Lorne...

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Oscar Peterson records with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich, ‘Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie’ for Clef (1955)

'Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie' is an album of music associated with Count Basie, recorded on December 27, 1955 with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich and released in...

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We remember Sam Rivers. ‘Rivers Songs’

This day (December 26, 2011), in Orlando, Florida, died Sam Rivers, an American jazz musician - soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano - and composer .Tracklist...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 8 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Eagles, Suicide, Herbie Hancock We Celebrate Antônio Carlos Jobim, John Lennon, Nathan East, Jim Morrison,...

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Oscar Peterson and Count Basie record the album ‘Satch and Josh’ in Los Angeles (1974)

'Satch and Josh' by Oscar Peterson and Count Basie is an album recorded on December 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA and released in 1974 By Pablo.Track Listing : 1.Buns...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 28 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Blues Brothers, Parliament, Yes, Carly Simon, The Jam, Queen Latifah, Happy Mondays, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young We...

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