The Aladdin Sessions
Lester Young
Label : Blue Note [The Blue Note Re-Issue Series]
Reference : BN-LA456-H2
Date : 1975
| A1 | D. B. Blues | C. Beaks [Carl Beaks], L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:57 |
| A2 | Lester Blows Again | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:30 |
| A3 | These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) | H. Link [Harry Link], H. Marvell [Holt Marvell], J. Strachey [Jack Strachey] | 3:06 |
| A4 | Jumpin’ At Mesners | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:40 |
| A5 | It’s Only A Paper Moon | B. Rose [Billy Rose], E.Y. Harburg, H. Arlen [Harold Arlen] | 3:04 |
| A6 | After You’ve Gone | H. Creamer [Henry Creamer], T. Layton [Turner Layton] | 2:38 |
| B1 | Lover, Come Back To Me ! | O. Hammerstein II [Oscar Hammerstein II], S. Romberg [Sigmund Romberg] | 2:37 |
| B2 | Jammin’ With Lester | L. Young [Lester Young] | 3:00 |
| B3 | Lester Leaps In | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:50 |
| B4 | You’re Driving Me Crazy | L. Young [Lester Young] | 3:02 |
| B5 | She’s Funny That Way | C. N. Daniels [Charles N. Daniels], R. A. Whiting [Richard Whiting] | 3:17 |
| B6 | Lester’s Be-Bop | L. Young [Lester Young] | 3:11 |
| C1 | Sunday | B. Krueger [Bennie Krueger], C. Cohn [Chester Conn], J. Stein [Jule Styne], N. Miller [Ned Miller] | 2:22 |
| C2 | S. M. Blues | 3:00 | |
| C3 | No Eyes Blues | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:50 |
| C4 | Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid | C. Beaks [Carl Beaks], L. Young [Lester Young] | 3:10 |
| C5 | Sax-O-Be-Bop | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:57 |
| C6 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | J. McHugh-D. Fields [Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields] | 2:57 |
| C7 | Movin’ With Lester | L. Young [Lester Young] | 3:08 |
| C8 | Lester Smooths It Out | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:50 |
| D1 | Jumpin’ At The Woodside | C. Basie [Count Basie] | 2:55 |
| D2 | Easy Does It | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:30 |
| D3 | Just Cooling | L. Young [Lester Young] | 2:56 |
| D4 | I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) | A. Neiburg [Al Neiburg], D. Daughtery [Doc Daugherty], A. Reynolds [Ellis Reynolds] | 2:30 |
| D5 | Sheik Of Araby | F. Wheeler [Francis Wheeler], H. Smith [Harry B. Smith], T. Snyder [Ted Snyder] | 2:28 |
| D6 | East Of The Sun | B. Bowman [Brooks Bowman] | 3:07 |
| D7 | Something To Remember You By | A. Schwartz-H. Dietz [Schwartz & Dietz] | 2:43 |
| Alto Saxophone | Willie Smith | A5-A6,B1-B2 |
| Bass | Curley Russell [Curly Russell] | D5-D7 |
| Bass | Curtis Counce | A5-A6,B1-B2 |
| Bass | Red Callender | A1-A4,B3-B6 |
| Bass | Rodney Richardson | C1-C6 |
| Bass | Ted Briscoe | C7-C8,D1-D4 |
| Drums | Chico Hamilton | B3-B6 |
| Drums | Henry Tucker Green | A1-A4 |
| Drums | Johnny Otis | A5-A6,B1-B2 |
| Drums | Lyndall Marshall | C1-C6 |
| Drums | Roy Haynes | C7-C8,D1-D4 |
| Drums | Tiny Kahn | D5-D7 |
| Guitar | Chuck Wayne | D5-D7 |
| Guitar | Fred Lacey | C1-C8,D1-D4 |
| Guitar | Freddie Green | A1-A4 |
| Guitar | Irving Ashby | B3-B6 |
| Piano | Argonne Thornton | C1-C8,D1-D4 |
| Piano | Dodo Marmarosa | A1-A4 |
| Piano | Gene DiNovi | D5-D7 |
| Piano | Joe Albany | B3-B6 |
| Piano | Wesly Jones [Wesley Jones] | A5-A6,B1-B2 |
| Tenor Saxophone | Lester Young | |
| Trombone | Vic Dickenson | A1-A6,B1-B2 |
| Trumpet | Howard McGhee | A5-A6,B1-B2 |
| Trumpet | Shorty McConnell | C1-C8,D1-D4 |
Tracks A1 to A4 recorded in Los Angeles in October, 1945.
Tracks A5 to B2 recorded in Los Angeles in early 1946.
Tracks B3 to B6 recorded in Los Angeles in August, 1946.
Tracks C1 to C6 recorded in Chicago on Feb. 18, 1947.
Tracks C7 to D4 recorded in New York City in December, 1947.
Tracks D5 to D7 recorded in New York City on Dec. 29, 1948 under the supervision of Leonard Feather.
Indiana (Remastered 1995)
You’re Driving Me Crazy (Remastered 1995)
Lester Blows Again (Remastered 1995)
After You’ve Gone (Remastered 1995)
Riffin’ Without Helen
East Of The Sun (Remastered 1995)
Something To Remember You By (Remastered 1995)
Jammin’ With Lester (Remastered 1995)
Lester Smooths It Out (Remastered 1995)
