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Lester Young The Kansas City Sessions
Label : Commodore Format : Flac  This is a CD overflowing with classic performances. The great Lester Young is heard with the 1938 version of the Kansas City Six, a group also including trumpeter Buck Clayton (in prime form), Eddie Durham on electric guitar (where he preceded Charlie Christian) and trombone, the rhythm guitar of Freddie Green, bassist Walter Page, and drummer Jo Jones. The four selections (all of which are joined by an alternate take apiece) are most notable for Young's switching to clarinet on some of the pieces. His clarinet solo on "I Want a Little Girl" sounds eerily like Paul Desmond's alto of 15 years later. These classic cool jazz performances have delightful interplay between the two horns. The second part of the reissue features the 1944 Kansas City Six in which Young (sticking to tenor) and trumpeter Bill Coleman are joined by a three-piece rhythm section and trombonist Dickie Wells. Wells, who takes some very colorful and nearly riotous solos, rarely sounded better, and the four selections are highlighted by three equally rewarding versions of "I Got Rhythm" and two of "Three Little Words." The CD concludes with the four titles by 1938's Kansas City Five, which was essentially the early Kansas City Six without Young. Clayton is once again in top form, and Durham's guitar solos were among the first worthwhile examples of the electric guitar on record. This gem is highly recommended for all jazz collections. Tracklist The Kansas City Six ; Buck Clayton – trumpet, Lester Young – clarinet and tenor sax, Eddie Durham – trombone and electric guitar, Freddie Green – guitar (vocal on track 5), Walter Page – bass, Jo Jones – drums Recorded : 28 September 1938. 01. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (take 2) (3:03) 02. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (3:00) 03. Countless Blues (3:04) 04. Countless Blues (take 2) (3:02) 05. Them There Eyes (take 2) (3:00) 06. Them There Eyes (3:01) 07. I Want a Little Girl (2:56) 08. I Want a Little Girl (take 2) (2:57) 09. Pagin' the Devil (3:00) 10. Pagin' the Devil (take 2) (2:58 ) The Kansas City Six ; Bill Coleman – trumpet, Dicky Wells – trombone, Lester Young – tenor sax, Joe Bushkin – piano, John Simmons – bass, Jo Jones – drums Recorded 27 March 1944. 11. Three Little Words (take 2) (3:22) 12. Three Little Words (2:55) 13. Jo Jo (3:20) 14. I Got Rhythm (take 3) (3:18 ) 15. I Got Rhythm (take 2) (3:18 ) 16. I Got Rhythm (3:19) 17. Four O'Clock Drag (2:54) 18. Four O'Clock Drag (take 3) (2:53) The Kansas City Five ; Buck Clayton – trumpet, Eddie Durham – electric guitar, Freddie Green – guitar, Walter Page – bass, Jo Jones – drums. Recorded : 16 March 1938 19. Laughing at Life (3:08 ) 20. Good Mornin' Blues (2:54) 21. I Know That You Know (3:07) 22. Love Me or Leave Me (2:47) Related Torrents
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