Savoy session · in the studio

May 1, 1944

Lester Young Quintet

This day's music is on 3 records: Tenor Sax Solos, Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young, The Master's Touch

In the room

Lester Young – tenor sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Count Basie – piano
Rodney Richardson – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
S5454-1	Blue Lester (as Lester's Blues)	MG 9002, MG 12068
S5455-1	(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance	MG 12071
S5455-2	-	MG 9002, MG 12068
S5456-1	Indiana	MG 12071
S5456-2	-	MG 9002, MG 12068
S5457-1	Jump, Lester, Jump (as Lester's Savoy Jump)	MG 9002, MG 12068

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Lester Young – Tenor Sax Solos (Savoy MG 9002)

MG 9002 · 1951Tenor Sax SolosLester Young

Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men – Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young (Savoy MG 12068)

MG 12068 · 1956Blue Lester Featuring Lester YoungJohnny Guarnieri Swing Men

Lester Young – The Master's Touch (Savoy MG 12071)

MG 12071 · 1956The Master's TouchLester Young

Together elsewhere

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

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Count Basie, Rodney Richardson
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Count Basie, Rodney Richardson
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Freddie Green, Count Basie, Rodney Richardson, Shadow Wilson

3 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Count Basie
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Count Basie
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, Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Lester Young, Freddie Green, Count Basie

2 of them 54 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9013	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2	Various Artists	1952	Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
MG 15024	The Tenor Sax Of Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet Band	1953	Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGN-1056	The Jazz Giants '56	Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey	1956	Lester Young, Freddie Green
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8308	The Lester Young Story	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1959	Lester Young, Freddie Green
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Freddie Green, Count Basie
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Freddie Green, Count Basie
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Lester Young, Freddie Green
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Freddie Green, Count Basie
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Freddie Green, Count Basie
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8605	Our Shining Hour	Sammy Davis, Count Basie	1965	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8616	Basie Picks The Winners	Count Basie	1965	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8659	Basie's Beatle Bag	Count Basie & His Orchestra	1966	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8687	Basie's Beat	Count Basie	1967	Freddie Green, Count Basie
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Freddie Green, Count Basie