Lester Willis Young, born August 27, 1909, known professionally as Lester Young, remains among the most influential saxophone players of all time; indeed Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Gerry Mulligan, Paul Quinichette, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon and Warne Marsh were all informed by and drew heavily on Young’s sound.
DISC ONE
1 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 3:03
2 I Want A Little Girl 2:56
3 Countless Bluess 3:04
4 Pagin’ The Devil 3:00
5 I Know That You Know 3:07
6 Laughing At Life 3:08
7 I Got Rhythm 3:18
8 Three Little Words 3:22
9 Four O’Clock Drag 2:54
10 Jo Jo 3:20
11 Them There Eyes 3:00
12 Good Mornin’ Blues 2:54
13 Ghost Of A Chance 3:19
14 Crazy Over Jazz 2:46
15 Ding Dong 2:24
16 Indiana 2:54
17 These Foolish Things 2:57
18 Exercise In Swing 3:09
19 Blues ‘N’ Bells 2:21
20 Salute To Fats 3:22
21 June Bug 2:35
22 Blue Lester 3:22
23 Jump, Lester, Jump! 3:15
24 Basie English 2:59
DISC TWO
1 Back To The Land 3:50
2 I’ve Found A New Baby 4:01
3 I Cover The Waterfront 4:01
4 Somebody Loves Me 3:51
5 I Want To Be Happy 3:56
6 The Man I Love 4:46
7 Mean To Me 4:09
8 Peg O’ My Heart 4:01
9 Pennies From Heaven 6:32
10 Stardust 7:12
11 Mean To Me 4:43
12 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 6:12
13 Three Little Words 6:20
DISC THREE
1 Be Bop Boogie 3:13
2 These Foolish Things 3:23
3 D.B. Blues 2:21
4 Just You, Just Me 3:02
5 I Cover The Waterfront 5:40
6 How High The Moon 4:29
7 Sunday 2:49
8 Ad Lib Blues 5:54
9 I Can’t Get Started 3:41
10 Just You, Just Me 7:41
11 Almost Like Being In Love 3:35
12 Tea For Two 7:45
13 There Will Never Be Another You 3:28
14 (Back Hone Again In) Indiana 7:04
15 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:28
16 Stardust 3:36
17 I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) 3:43
18 I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 3:23
19 These Foolish Things 3:33
DISC FOUR
1 Up ‘N’ Adam 3:48
2 Too Marvelous For Words 3:00
3 ‘Deed I Do 3:15
4 Encore 3:08
5 Polka Dots And Moonbeams 3:38
6 Three Little Words 3:16
7 Neenah 3:28
8 Jeepers Creepers 3:05
9 Thou Swell 2:55
10 Undercover Girl Blues 2:43
11 Frenesi 2:59
12 Little Pee Blues 2:39
13 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 4:20
14 Oh Lady, Be Good! 3:36
15 Almost Like Being In Love 4:00
16 Three Little Words 4:17
17 I Cover The Waterfront 3:48
18 I Can’t Get Started 3:14
19 (Back Home Again In) Indiana 2:47
20 Pennies From Heaven 3:20
21 New D. B. Blues 3:14
22 Lullaby Of Birdland 3:41
23 There Will Never Be Another You 3:37
24 Tea For Two 3:30