Savoy session · in the studio
June 28, 1949
Lester Young Sextet
- This day's music is on 3 records: The Master's Touch, Tenor Sax Solos, Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young
In the room
Lester Young – tenor sax- Jesse Drakes – trumpet
- Jerry Elliott – trombone
Junior Mance – piano- Leroy Jackson – bass
Roy Haynes – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| S5240-1 | Crazy Over J.Z. | MG 12071 |
| S5240-2 | - | MG 12071 |
| S5240-3 | - | MG 9002, MG 12068 |
| S5241-1 | Ding Dong | MG 12071 |
| S5241-2 | - | MG 12071 |
| S5241-3 | - | MG 9002, MG 12068 |
| S5242-1 | Blue' N' Bells | MG 12071 |
| S5242-2 | - | MG 12071 |
| S5242-3 | - | MG 9002, MG 12068 |
| S5243-1 | June Bug (as Lester Digs) | MG 9002, MG 12068 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 12071 · 1956The Master's TouchLester Young
MG 9002 · 1951Tenor Sax SolosLester Young
MG 12068 · 1956Blue Lester Featuring Lester YoungJohnny Guarnieri Swing MenTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1021 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MGN-1022 | Lester Young | Lester Young Quintet | 1955 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MG-36016 | The Advance Guard Of The '40s | Various Artists | 1955 | Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson |
 | MG-36023 | Battle Of The Saxes | Various Artists | 1955 | Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson |
 | MGN-1071 | Lester's Here | Lester Young And His Orchestra | 1956 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MGV-8194 | Compendium Of Jazz #1 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MGV-8308 | The Lester Young Story | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1959 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | V-8398 | The Essential Lester Young | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1961 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MG 12155 | The Pres: Jazz Immortal Series-Volume Two | Lester Young | 1961 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | LP-785 | Jug & Sonny | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | 1967 | Junior Mance, Leroy Jackson |