Lester Young - The Aladdin Sessions

Tracklist

A1	D. B. Blues	2:57
A2	Lester Blows Again	2:30
A3	These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)	3:06
A4	Jumpin' At Mesners	2:40
A5	It's Only A Paper Moon	3:04
A6	After You've Gone	2:38
B1	Lover, Come Back To Me!	2:37
B2	Jammin' With Lester	3:00
B3	Lester Leaps In	2:50
B4	You're Driving Me Crazy	3:02
B5	She's Funny That Way	3:17
B6	Lester's Be-Bop	3:11
C1	Sunday	2:22
C2	S. M. Blues	3:00
C3	No Eyes Blues	2:50
C4	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid	3:10
C5	Sax-O-Be-Bop	2:57
C6	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	2:57
C7	Movin' With Lester	3:08
C8	Lester Smooths It Out	2:50
D1	Jumpin' At The Woodside	2:55
D2	Easy Does It	2:30
D3	Just Cooling	2:56
D4	I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)	2:30
D5	Sheik Of Araby	2:28
D6	East Of The Sun	3:07
D7	Something To Remember You By	2:43

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Willie Smith (tracks: A5 to B2)
• Art Direction, Design – Bob Cato
• Bass – Curley Russell* (tracks: D5 to D7), Curtis Counce (tracks: A5 to B2), Red Callender (tracks: A1 to A4, B3 to B6), Rodney Richardson (tracks: C1 to C6), Ted Briscoe (tracks: C7 to D4)
• Drums – Chico Hamilton (tracks: B3 to B6), Henry Tucker Green (tracks: A1 to A4), Johnny Otis (tracks: A5 to B2), Lyndall Marshall (tracks: C1 to C6), Roy Haynes (tracks: C7 to D4), Tiny Kahn (tracks: D5 to D7)
• Guitar – Chuck Wayne (tracks: D5 to D7), Fred Lacey (tracks: C1 to D4), Freddie Green (tracks: A1 to A4), Irving Ashby (tracks: B3 to B6)
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By – Chuck Stewart
• Piano – Argonne Thornton* (tracks: C1 to D4), Dodo Marmarosa (tracks: A1 to A4), Gene DiNovi (tracks: D5 to D7), Joe Albany (tracks: B3 to B6), Wesly Jones* (tracks: A5 to B2)
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Supervised By [Recorded Under The Supervision Of] – Leonard Feather (tracks: D5 to D7)
• Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
• Trombone – Vic Dickenson (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Trumpet – Howard McGhee (tracks: A5 to B2), Shorty McConnell (tracks: C1 to D4)

Notes

"For the first time, the complete Aladdin combo recordings in one packaged. Rare recordings considered among the finest by this tenor saxophone giant and leade of the bop era."

Tracks A1 to A4 recorded in Los Angeles in October, 1945.
Tracks A5 to B2 recorded in Los Angeles in early 1946.
Tracks B3 to B6 recorded in Los Angeles in August, 1946.
Tracks C1 to C6 recorded in Chicago on Feb. 18, 1947.
Tracks C7 to D4 recorded in New York City in December, 1947.
Tracks D5 to D7 recorded in New York City on Dec. 29, 1948 under the supervision of Leonard Feather.
All selections previously issued on the Aladdin label.
All tunes mono.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-LA456-H2	Lester Young	The Aladdin Sessions ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BN-LA456-H2	US	1975
ABNST 236517	Lester Young	The Aladdin Sessions ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	ABNST 236517	Italy	1978
BND 4022	Lester Young	The Aladdin Sessions ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BND 4022	UK	1975
BST 84 483/84 XC	Lester Young	The Aladdin Sessions ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Blue Note	BST 84 483/84 XC	Germany	1975