Lester Young : Centennial Celebration

CD [Cover Art for Lester Young / Centennial Celebration]

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Sell date: 8/2009
Label: Umgd/Fantasy/Original Jazz Cla
Mfg's Catalog#: 1460
CDC Part#: 1403349
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Full title is: Centennial Celebration


Pres would be 100 this year, and this disc marks the anniversary by collecting his finest performances of the '50s, when his influence was being felt all around the jazz world. His tenor teams with Oscar Peterson, Roy Eldridge, Max Roach and others on Tea for Two; I Can't Get Started; Lester Leaps In; Jumpin' with Symphony Sid; Undecided, and more!

 
 Tracks and Sound Clips   Click here for the Windows Media player
 
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid - 5:26 Play the Windows Media clip
Tea for Two - 5:45 Play the Windows Media clip
I Can't Get Started - 3:33 Play the Windows Media clip
Pennies from Heaven - 6:21 Play the Windows Media clip
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - 6:13 Play the Windows Media clip
Oh Lady, Be Good - 7:21 Play the Windows Media clip
Just You, Just Me - 7:06 Play the Windows Media clip
Undecided - 11:53 Play the Windows Media clip
I Cover the Waterfront - 2:51 Play the Windows Media clip
Lester Leaps In - 4:15 Play the Windows Media clip
 
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