I Want to Be Happy by Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio

First released: 1950, Length: 3:58

Creators (8)

Instruments

1. Buddy Rich (Mar 1946 - Apr 1946) drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
2. Buddy Rich (04 Mar 1946) drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
3. Lester Young (04 Mar 1946) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
4. Lester Young (Mar 1946 - Apr 1946) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
5. Nat King Cole (04 Mar 1946) piano, piano
6. Nat King Cole (Mar 1946 - Apr 1946) piano, piano

Producer

1. Norman Granz

Locations

Recorded At

1. Hollywood Recorders (Mar 1946 - Apr 1946)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. I Want to Be Happy (04 Mar 1946) instrumental
   

   Composer

   1. Vincent Youmans

   Lyricist

   1. Irving Caesar
   2. Otto Harbach

Releases containing this recording (12)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. The Jazz Scene 1950 Various Artists
2. The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 3: 1944-1946 1993 Lester Young
3. The Jazz Scene 1994 Various Artists
4. The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1946-1947 1998 Lester Young
5. The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve 19 Oct 1999 Lester Young
6. 1943-1947 03 May 2004 Lester Young
7. The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve 2006 Lester Young

Album

1. The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio 1957 Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio
2. Lester Young Trio 1994 Lester Young with Nat “King” Cole and Buddy Rich
3. Blue Lester 2000 Lester Young
4. The Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio with Nat "King" Cole 2014 Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio & Nat King Cole
5. Blue Lester Lester Young