Verve session · in the studio
March-April, 1946
The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
- This day's music is on 4 records: The Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio, The Lester Young Story, The Essential Lester Young, Lester Young Trio No. 2
In the room
Lester Young – tenor sax
Nat King Cole – piano
Buddy Rich – drums
The takes
2 of these 10 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
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 348-1 | Back To The Land (complete version) | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury MGC-104 |
| - | Back To The Land (edited version) | MGN-1074, MGV-8308, V-8398 |
| 349-1 | I Cover The Waterfront | Not issued at the time · later on Mercury MGC-104 |
| 349-2 | - | MGN-1074 |
| 350-2 | Somebody Loves Me | MGN-1074 |
| 351-1 | I've Found A New Baby | MGN-1074 |
| 352-1 | Man I Love | MGC-135, MGN-1074 |
| 353-1 | Peg O' My Heart | MGC-135, MGN-1074 |
| 354-1 | 62VK226 | I Want To Be Happy | MGC-135, MGN-1074, MGV-8308 |
| 355-1 | 62VK471 | Mean To Me | MGC-135, MGN-1074 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-1074 · 1956The Lester Young-Buddy Rich TrioThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio
MGV-8308 · 1959The Lester Young StoryThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio
V-8398 · 1961The Essential Lester YoungThe Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio
MGC-135 · 1953Lester Young Trio No. 2The Lester Young - Buddy Rich TrioTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8787 | Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1949 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich | |
 | MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | MGN-1043 | Pres And Sweets | Lester Young - Harry Edison Sextet | 1955 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | CL 901 | Blues By Basie | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1956 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | MGN-1072 | Pres | Lester Young And His Orchestra | 1956 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8194 | Compendium Of Jazz #1 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8230 | The Anatomy Of Improvisation | Various Artists | 1957 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8368 | The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1960 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |
 | MGV-8369 | The Drum Battle | Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP | 1960 | Lester Young, Buddy Rich |