Time: 58:11
Size: 133.2 MB
Styles: Traditional vocal jazz-pop
Year: 1979/1987
Art: Front
[3:38] 1. You Can Depend On Me
[2:28] 2. When You're Smiling
[4:51] 3. I Never Knew
[3:41] 4. Fooling Myself
[3:34] 5. Lester Leaps In
[4:26] 6. Sometimes I'm Happy
[3:09] 7. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
[3:54] 8. If Dreams Come True
[4:14] 9. Jumpin' At The Woodside
[3:46] 10. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life
[4:04] 11. How High The Moon
[4:25] 12. Just You, Just Me
[3:24] 13. If I Could Be With You
[3:47] 14. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
[4:44] 15. Lester Leaps Again
Dave Pell's Prez Conference was to Lester Young what Supersax is to Charlie Parker. Pell's short-lived group featured harmonized Lester Young solos recreated by three tenors and a baritone; their matchup with singer Joe Williams is quite enjoyable. Since Young was in Count Basie's orchestra when Jimmy Rushing was the vocalist, Joe Williams has a rare opportunity to give his own interpretation to Rushing and Billie Holiday classics like "I May Be Wrong," "You Can Depend on Me," "If Dreams Come True" and "Easy Living." A delightful and swinging date. ~Scott Yanow
Prez & Joe: Prez Conference (In Celebration Of Lester Young)
Nice, thanks Mat! The pianist here is Nat Pierce, who was famous for being
ReplyDeleteable to provide an almost perfect imitation of Basie's piano style. Almost.☺