EmArcy session · in the studio
December 28, 1943
Lester Young Quartet
- This day's music is on 3 records: Pres Meets Vice-Pres, Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I, Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II
In the room
Lester Young – tenor sax
Johnny Guarnieri – piano
Slam Stewart – bass
Sid Catlett – drums
The takes
4 of these 8 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Mercury numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| HL1-1 | Just You, Just Me | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy MGE-26010 |
| HL1-2 | - | MG-26021, MG-36050 |
| HL2-1 | I Never Knew | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy MGE-26010 |
| HL2-2 | - | MG-26021, MG-36050 |
| HL3-1 | Afternoon Of A Basie-Ite | Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy MGE-26010 |
| HL3-2 | - | MG-26021, MG-36051 |
| HL4-1 | Sometimes I'm Happy | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71 |
| HL4-2 | - | MG-26021, MG-36051 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG-26021 · 1954Pres Meets Vice-PresLester Young, Paul Quinichette
MG-36050 · 1956Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part IVarious Artists
MG-36051 · 1956Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part IIVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
