Savoy session · recorded live
April 2, 1950
Lester Young Quintet
In the room
Lester Young – tenor sax- Jesse Drakes – trumpet
The takes
10 of these 18 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Up And Adam (as Lester Warms Up) | MG 12155 |
| – | I Can't Get Started | MG 12155 |
| – | Big Eyes Blues (as Lester's Blues No. 1) | MG 12155 |
| – | Neenah (as Lester's Blues No. 2) | MG 12155 |
| – | Body And Soul | MG 12155 |
| – | Lester's Mop Mop Blues (as Up And Atom) | MG 12155 |
| – | How High The Moon | MG 12155 |
| – | Pennies From Heaven | MG 12155 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Neenah | Not issued at the time |
| – | Body And Soul | Not issued at the time |
| – | Up And Adam | Not issued at the time |
| – | Big Eyes Blues (a/k/a Lester's Blues #2) | Not issued at the time |
| – | One O'Clock Jump | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 1109 |
| – | Lester's Mop Mop Blues | Not issued at the time |
| – | Pennies From Heaven | Not issued at the time |
| – | I Can't Get Started | Not issued at the time |
| – | How High The Moon | Not issued at the time |
| – | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 1109 |
18 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 9002 | Tenor Sax Solos | Lester Young | 1951 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | MG 12068 | Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young | Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men | 1956 | Lester Young, Jesse Drakes |
 | MG 12071 | The Master's Touch | Lester Young | 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 |