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Adapter: Laure Wright. Personnel: Lester Young (clarinet, reeds, tenor saxophone); Freddie Green (vocals, guitar); Earle Warren (vocals, reeds, alto saxophone); Fred Lacey, Irving Ashby, Barney Kessel (guitar); Eddie Durham (electric guitar); Buddy Tate (reeds, tenor saxophone); Chu Berry, Jack Washington, Rudy Rutherford (reeds); Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Ed Lewis, Joe Newman Quartet , Shorty McConnell, Harry "Sweets" Edison , Howard McGhee, Al Killian, Shad Collins, Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dicky Wells, Ted Donelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor , Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton, Dan Minor (trombone); Clyde Hart, Count Basie, Ken Kersey, Dodo Marmarosa, Argonne Thornton, Joe Albany, Joe Bushkin, Johnny Guarnieri, Marlowe Morris, Nat King Cole, Sadik Hakim, Arnold Ross (piano); Chico Hamilton, Henry Tucker, Lyndell Marshall, J.C. Heard , Jo Jones , Lee Young, Big Sid Catlett (drums). Recording information: 09/27/1938-11/08/1947. Arrangers: Jimmy Mundy; Skip Martin ; Tadd Dameron; Ray Noble. The Quintessence New York - Los Angeles: 1938-1947 captures a number of gems recorded by legendary tenor saxophonist Lester Young between 1938 and 1947. These 34 performances include such swing classics as "Cherokee, Pts. 1-2," "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and "I Can't Get Started." While the Frémeaux & Associés releases are recommended to casual fans, as a first purchase The Kansas City Sessions on GRP would be easier to locate. ~ Al Campbell
