Live at Birdland (Lester Young album)

Live at Birdland
Studio album by Lester Young
Released	2007
Recorded	1953 and 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:53
Label	ESP-Disk

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Live at Birdland is a collection of live recordings made in 1953 and 1956 at New York's Birdland.

Track listing

1. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (7:47)
2. "A Foggy Day" (8:10)
3. "In a Little Spanish Town" 7:39
4. "Lester Leaps In" (6:08))
5. Theme: "Lullaby of Birdland" (0:55)
6. Announcement (0:07)
7. "Lester Leaps In" (6:07)
8. Announcement 0:24
9. "Polkadots and Moonbeams" (4:14)
10. "Up ‘n Adam" (6:08)
11. "In a Little Spanish Town" (3:20)
12. Theme: "Lullaby of Birdland" (0:47)
13. Announcement (0:10)
14. "Three Little Words" (6:46)
15. Lester and Announcer Speak (0:35)
16. "These Foolish Things" (4:23)
17. Announcement (0:10)
18. "Blues in G" (5:45)
19. "Tea for Two" (2:18)

Personnel

• Lester Young: tenor saxophone
• Jesse Drakes: trumpet
• Earl Knight: piano
• Aaron Bell: bass
• Lee Abrahams: percussion
• Count Basie Orchestra

Sources

Gridley, Mark C. Jazz Styles: History & Analysis. 9th N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006. Print.