LESTER YOUNG MEETS NAT KING COLE
After he left Count Basie’s band, Lester Young worked with a group of his own, of which his brother Lee was also part as a drummer. During his stay on the West Coast, he joined pianist Nat King Cole under the small Aladdin label and they became a quartet. They recorded relatively long pieces.
Lester Young(ts), Nat King Cole(p), Red Callender(b).
Recorded: 15 July 1942
1. Indiana – 2. I Can’t Get Started – 3. Tea For Two
4. Body And Soul
Lester Young(ts), Nat king Cole(p), Buddy Rich(d).
Recorded: December 1945
5. I’ve Found A New Baby – 6. Back To The Land
6. I Cover The Waterfront – 8. Somebody Loves Me
9. I Want To Be Happy – 10. The an I Love –
11. Peg O’ My Heart
Lester Young(ts), Nat King Cole(p), Oscar Moore(g),
Johnny Miller(b), Buddy Rich(d).
Recorded: spring 1946
12. These Foolish Things – Lester Leaps In
