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Lester Young (27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959)

Male Person - United States saxophonist

Releases (125)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The President, Volume 2 1951
  2. Lester Young With The Kansas City Five 1961
  3. 'Pres' At His Very Best 1965
  4. The Definite Lester Young Vol. 1 1966
  5. The Aladdin Sessions 1975
  6. Pres And Teddy And Oscar 1976
  7. The Lester Young Story Volume 1 1976
  8. Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings 1976
  9. The Lester Young Story Volume 2 - A Musical Romance 1977
  10. The Lester Young Story / Volume 3 Enter The Count 1977
  11. The Lester Young Story Vol 4 "Lester Leaps In" 1979
  12. The Lester Young Story Volume 5: Evening Of A Basie-ite 1980
  13. Mean To Me 1980
  14. Giants of Jazz: Lester Young 1980
  15. Masters of Jazz 1988
  16. Giants of the Tenor Sax 1988
  17. Lester Young 1991
  18. A Lester Young Story 1991
  19. Compact Jazz: Lester Young & the Piano Giants 21 Dec 1992
  20. Blue Lester: The Immortal Lester Young 1992
  21. Volume 2 - 1939-1942 - The Complementary Works 1993
  22. The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 6: Rare Items 1993
  23. The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 2: 1942-1944 1993
  24. The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 3: 1944-1946 1993
  25. The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 4: 1946-1949 1993
  26. Verve Jazz Masters 30 18 Oct 1994
  27. 1950-1958 1994
  28. Master Takes / Savoy Recordings 1994
  29. The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Lester Young 26 Sep 1995
  30. The Quintessence, Vol. 1: Chicago – New York – Los Angeles 1936–1944 1995
  31. Jazz Greats, Volume 18: Lester Young: Linger Awhile 1996
  32. Le Président Du Saxophone Ténor ! 1996
  33. Pres 1997
  34. Jazz Gallery: Lester Young, Volume II 1997
  35. Jazz Gallery: Lester Young, Volume I 1997
  36. The "Kansas City" Sessions 1997
  37. The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1943-1946 1997
  38. An Introduction: His Best Recordings 1936-1945 13 Jan 1998
  39. The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1946-1947 1998
  40. Essential: Masters of Jazz 1998
  41. Volume 8 - 1946 - The Complementary Works 1998
  42. Lester Swings 21 Sep 1999
  43. The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve 19 Oct 1999
  44. Lester Young: Exercise in Swing 1999
  45. Complete Savoy Masters 1999
  46. Kansas City Swing 1999
  47. Lester Dreams 1999
  48. The Complete Aladdin Sessions 17 Jan 2000
  49. The Lester Young Story 15 May 2000
  50. Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Lester Young 07 Nov 2000
  51. The Best of Lester Young 13 Nov 2000
  52. Midnite Jazz & Blues: Sax-A-Plenty 2000
  53. Midnite Jazz & Blues: One O'Clock Jump 2000
  54. The Quintessence, Vol. 2: New York – Los Angeles 1938–1947 2000
  55. Lester Leaps Again 2000
  56. Portrait 2001
  57. Lester Leaps In 2001
  58. I Never Knew 2001
  59. Lester Leaps Again 2001
  60. Jammin' With Lester 2001
  61. Movin' With Lester 2001
  62. Little Pee's Blues 2001
  63. Lester Swings 2001
  64. The Basie Years 2001
  65. Los Angeles to New York: 1944-1946 2001
  66. The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1947-1951 2002
  67. The President of the Tenor Sax: 1936-1948 03 Jun 2003
  68. Just You, Just Me 13 Nov 2003
  69. The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1951-1952 2003
  70. BD Jazz, Volume 8 : Lester Young 2003
  71. 1943-1947 03 May 2004
  72. Jazz Ballads 3: Lester Young 11 Oct 2004
  73. Classic Jazz Archive: Lester "Prez" Young 2004
  74. The Essential Lester Young 2004
  75. Just Jazz: Lester Leaps In 21 Mar 2006
  76. Supreme Jazz: Lester Young 23 May 2008
  77. Lester Young Vol. 1 (1936-39) 2009
  78. 100 Years - Forever Young 14 Sep 2010
  79. The Complete Clarinet Works 2010
  80. The Complete Aladdin Recordings 2014 Phoenix re-release of the Blue Note 2 CD set, with 8 extra tracks.
  81. Work From Home with Lester Young 24 Apr 2020
  82. Lester Young vol. 8
  83. Countless Blues
  84. This Is Jazz 26
  85. Jammin' With Lester

Album

  1. Le Dernier Message de Lester Young 1959
  2. The Savoy Recordings 1984
  3. The Complete Lester Young 1987
  4. The Savoy Recordings, Vol 1 1989
  5. Prez Conferences 1989
  6. The Jazz Giants 14 May 1992
  7. Jazz Immortal Series - Volume 2 - The Pres 1992
  8. Lester Young Trio 1994
  9. Ultimate Lester Young Feb 1998
  10. In Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 4 1998
  11. In Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 5 1998
  12. Blue Lester 2000
  13. Easy Does It 2001
  14. The Complete Savoy Recordings 02 Jul 2002
  15. Prez In Europe 2002
  16. Timeless Lester Young 14 Jan 2003
  17. Live at Birdland 2007
  18. Lester Leaps In 20 Jul 2018
  19. Four Classic Albums (Second Set) 2018
  20. Lester Young

Album - Live

  1. In Washington, D.C. 1956, Volume One 1980
  2. Jumpin' At The Savoy Ballroom 10 Feb 1984
  3. In Washington, D.C. 1956 Volume Two 1996
  4. In Washington D.C., 1956 Volume Three 1996
  5. In Washington, D.C., 1956, Volume 4 1998
  6. Live at the Birdland 2001
  7. Boston 1950 2013

Album - Audiobook

  1. Lester's Be-Bop Boogie 2005

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Original Recordings 1936-1952 2006

Bootleg

Album

  1. Hooray For Lester Young Vol. 1
  2. Hooray For Lester Young Vol. 2
  3. Queen Disc #1
  4. The President (Vol. 5)