Lester's Here

Lester Young And His Orchestra

Released: 1956
Tracks: 12

5 more tracks from these dates went to The Lester Young Story
1 more track from these dates went to Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record
2 more tracks from these dates went to The President, Lester Young
1 more track from these dates went to Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1
2 more tracks from these dates went to Tenor Saxes
1 more track from these dates went to Our Best
1 more track from these dates went to Compendium Of Jazz #1
1 more track from these dates went to The Essential Lester Young

Who's on it

Lester Young – tenor sax
John Lewis – piano
Gene Ramey – bass
Jo Jones – drums
Jesse Drakes – trumpet
Gildo Mahones – piano
Connie Kay – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 2 sessions.

1A Foggy DayMarch 8, 1951 · 529-3
2In A Little Spanish TownMarch 8, 1951 · 530-1
3Let's Fall In LoveMarch 8, 1951 · 531-1
4Down 'N AdamMarch 8, 1951 · 532-2
5Willow Weep For MeDecember 11, 1953 · 1395-2
6This Can't Be LoveDecember 11, 1953 · 1396-1
7Can't We Be FriendsDecember 11, 1953 · 1397-1
8TenderlyDecember 11, 1953 · 1398-3
9New D.B. BluesDecember 11, 1953 · 1399-2
10Jumpin' At The WoodsideDecember 11, 1953 · 1400-2
11I Can't Believe That You're In Love With MeDecember 11, 1953 · 1401-1
12Oh, Lady Be GoodDecember 11, 1953 · 1402-1

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Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8308	The Lester Young Story	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1959	Lester Young, John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones, Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, Connie Kay
	V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Lester Young, John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones, Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, Connie Kay

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, Connie Kay
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, Connie Kay
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, Connie Kay

4 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1005	The President, Lester Young	Lester Young Quartet	1954	Lester Young, John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGN-1022	Lester Young	Lester Young Quintet	1955	Lester Young, Jesse Drakes, Gildo Mahones, Connie Kay
MGN-1072	Pres	Lester Young And His Orchestra	1956	Lester Young, John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Lester Young, John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Lester Young, John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones

3 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1056	The Jazz Giants '56	Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey	1956	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MGV-8205	Pres And Teddy	The Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet	1956+	Lester Young, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Lester Young, Jo Jones, Jesse Drakes
MGV-8267	The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1958	Lester Young, Jo Jones, Connie Kay

2 of them 54 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Lester Young, Jesse Drakes
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Lester Young, Jo Jones
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Lester Young, Jo Jones
PRLP 7005	Concorde	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1955	John Lewis, Connie Kay
MG 15049	Kai Winding Sextet	J.J. Johnson	1955	John Lewis, Gene Ramey
MGC-691	Flip Wails	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Lester Young, Jo Jones
MGN-1040	The Modern Jazz Society Presents A Concert Of Contemporary Music	The Modern Jazz Society	1956	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1228	Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1956	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1231	Fontessa	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1956	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1239	Rock & Roll Forever	Various Artists	1956	Jesse Drakes, Connie Kay
LP 1247	Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre	The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn	1956	John Lewis, Connie Kay
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Lester Young, Jesse Drakes
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Lester Young, Jo Jones
LP 1265	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1957	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1267	Afternoon In Paris	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1272	The John Lewis Piano	John Lewis Duo	1957	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1287	Jazz Piano International	Derek Smith, Dick Katz, Rene Urtreger, John Lewis	1957	John Lewis, Connie Kay
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Lester Young, Jo Jones
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	John Lewis, Gene Ramey
CL 1098	The Sound Of Jazz	Various Artists	1958	Lester Young, Jo Jones
LP 1284	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows: Original Film Score For No Sun In Venice By John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1958	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1299	Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins	The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 2	1958	John Lewis, Connie Kay
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Lester Young, Connie Kay
MGV-8266	Coleman Hawkins And Roy Eldridge At The Opera House (mono)	Coleman Hawkins - Roy Eldridge Quintet At JATP	1958	John Lewis, Connie Kay
MGV-8269	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio At The Opera House	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1958	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1313	Improvised Meditations & Excursions	John Lewis	1959	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1325	Pyramid	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1960	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1334	The Golden Striker	John Lewis	1960	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1345	Third Stream Music	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Guests	1960	John Lewis, Connie Kay
CL 1401	Rushing Lullabies	Jimmy Rushing	1960	Gene Ramey, Jo Jones
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Lester Young, Jo Jones
LP 1337	The Blues In Modern Jazz	Various Artists	1961	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1359	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra	The Modern Jazz Quartet With Orchestra	1961	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1375	The Wonderful World Of Jazz	John Lewis	1961	John Lewis, Connie Kay
MG 12155	The Pres: Jazz Immortal Series-Volume Two	Lester Young	1961	Lester Young, Jesse Drakes
LP 1381	Lonely Woman	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1385	European Concert Volume One	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1386	European Concert Volume Two	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1390	The Comedy	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	John Lewis, Connie Kay
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Lester Young, Jo Jones
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1414	The Sheriff	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1964	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1418	Stitt Plays Bird	Sonny Stitt	1964	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1420	A Quartet Is A Quartet Is A Quartet	The Modern Jazz Quartet, Quartetto Di Milano, The Hungarian Gypsy Quartet	1964	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1425	Essence	John Lewis Plays The Compositions & Arrangements Of Gary McFarland	1964	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1429	Collaboration	The Modern Jazz Quartet With Laurindo Almeida	1964	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1440	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Connie Kay
PR 7421	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays For Lovers	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Connie Kay
PR 7425	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays Jazz Classics	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1965	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1449	Jazz Dialogue	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	1966	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1468	Blues At Carnegie Hall	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1966	John Lewis, Connie Kay
LP 1486	Live At The Lighthouse	MJQ	1967	John Lewis, Connie Kay
V-8748	Ella Live	Ella Fitzgerald	1968	Lester Young, Connie Kay