Lester Young - Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings

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A1	Circus In Rhythm Written-By – E. Warren*	2:55
A2	Circus In Rhythm Written-By – E. Warren*	3:11
A3	Circus In Rhythm Written-By – E. Warren*	3:03
A4	Poor Little Plaything Written-By – E. Warren*	2:55
A5	Poor Little Plaything Written-By – E. Warren*	2:57
A6	Tush Written-By – D. Wells*	3:00
A7	Tush Written-By – D. Wells*	2:50
A8	These Foolish Things Written-By – Link*, Marvell*, Strachey*	2:58
B1	Exercise In Swing Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	3:00
B2	Exercise In Swing Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	2:47
B3	Exercise In Swing Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	3:08
B4	Exercise In Swing Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	2:59
B5	Salute To Fats Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	3:21
B6	Salute To Fats Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	4:15
B7	Salute To Fats Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	3:56
B8	Basie English Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	3:01
B9	Basie English Written-By – J. Guarnieri*	2:59
C1	Blue Lester Written-By – L. Young*	3:20
C2	Ghost Of A Chance Written-By – Crosby*, Washington*, Young*	3:26
C3	Ghost Of A Chance Written-By – Crosby*, Washington*, Young*	3:20
C4	Indiana Written-By – Ballard-MacDonald*	2:52
C5	Indiana Written-By – Ballard-MacDonald*	2:54
C6	Jump Lester Jump Written-By – L. Young*	3:15
C7	Crazy Over J-Z Written-By – L. Young*	2:44
C8	Crazy Over J-Z Written-By – L. Young*	2:47
D1	Crazy Over J-Z Written-By – L. Young*	2:41
D2	Ding Dong Written-By – L. Young*	2:24
D3	Ding Dong Written-By – L. Young*	2:25
D4	Ding Dong Written-By – L. Young*	2:25
D5	Blues 'N' Bells Written-By – L. Young*	2:32
D6	Blues 'N' Bells Written-By – L. Young*	2:21
D7	Blues 'N' Bells Written-By – L. Young*	2:22
D8	June Bug Written-By – L. Young*	2:36

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records
• Copyright (c) – Arista Records
• Distributed By – Arista Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Earl Warren* (tracks: A1 to A7), Jimmy Powell (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Art Direction – Nancy Greenberg, Bob Heimall*
• Artwork By – Bill Hoffman
• Baritone Saxophone – Rudy Rutherford (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Bass – Billy Taylor* (tracks: A8 to B11), Leroy Jackson (tracks: C7, C8, D1 to D8), Rodney Richardson (tracks: A1 to A7, C1 to C6)
• Clarinet – Hank D'Amico (tracks: A8 to B11)
• Design – Nancy Greenberg, Robert L. Heimall (tracks: Bob Heimall)
• Drums – Cozy Cole (tracks: A8 to B11), Jo Johnson (tracks: A1 to A7), Roy Haynes (tracks: C7, C8, D1 to D8), Shadow Wilson (tracks: C1 to C6)
• Edited By – Jack Towers, Jerry Valburn
• Executive Producer – Steve Backer
• Guitar – Dexter Hall (tracks: A8 to B11), Freddie Green (tracks: A1 to A7, C1 to C6)
• Liner Notes – J.R. Taylor
• Mastered By – Al Brown
• Piano – Clyde Hart (tracks: A1 to A7), Count Basie (tracks: C1 to C6), Johnny Guarnieri (tracks: A8 to B11), Junior Mance (tracks: C7, C8, D1 to D8)
• Producer [Original Sessions] – Buck Ram, Teddy Reig
• Reissue Producer – Bob Porter
• Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate (tracks: A1 to A7), Lester Young
• Transferred By – Jack Towers, Jerry Valburn
• Trombone – Dickie Wells (tracks: A1 to A7), Eli Robinson (tracks: A1 to A7), Jerry Elliot* (tracks: C7, C8, D1 to D8), Lou Taylor (tracks: A1 to A7), Ted Donelly* (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Trumpet – Al Killian (tracks: A1 to A7), Billy Butterfield (tracks: A8 to B11), Ed Lewis (tracks: A1 to A7), Harry Edison (tracks: A1 to A7), Jesse Drakes (tracks: C7, C8, D1 to D8), Joe Newman (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Vocals – Earl Warren* (tracks: A1 to A7)

Notes

A1 to B11 - WOR Studios, New York, April 18, 1944
C1 to C6 - WOR Studios, New York, May 1, 1944
C7 to D8 - New York, June 28, 1949

On spine and gatefold sleeve liner notes, artist is given as "Lester Willis Young", all other credits as "Lester Young". On spine only, title shown as "Pres./The Complete Savoy Recordings".

Tracks A1, A3-A7, B2, B7-B8 previously unissued. All other titles issued on Savoy 12068 and 12071.

All performances previously unissued on 12" LP.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SJL 2202	Lester Young	Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings ‎(2xLP, Comp, Promo, Gat)	Savoy Records	SJL 2202	US	1976
1C 148-99 007/08	Lester Young	Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	Savoy Records	1C 148-99 007/08	Germany	1976
ZD70819	Lester Young	The Savoy Recordings ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Savoy Records	ZD70819	Europe	1986
ASJL 2202	Lester Young	Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Savoy Records	ASJL 2202	Italy	1976
WL 70505	Lester Young	Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Gat)	Savoy Jazz	WL 70505	Germany	1984

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