Young,Lester Kansas City Sax: Complete Kansas City Master Takes CD

Forever associated with Kansas City, Lester Young joined forces with Count Basie from 1938-44 to create some of the most distinctive sounds in swing. Young participated in four separate recordings sessions with the "Kansas City" tag, each capturing perfectly the balance of soloists with on-the-hoof structure that was the hallmark of K.C.'s legendary jam sessions. This compilation pools together all the master takes from these four studio sessions and also includes the "Kansas City Six" set from John Hammond's 1939 "From Spirituals to Swing" presentation at Carnegie Hall. These small group discs collected some fine talents including Buck Clayton, Dickie Wells, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, Bill Coleman and Joe Bushkin.

1. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 2. Countless Blues 3. Them There Eyes V. Freddie Green 4. I Want a Little Girl 5. Pagin' the Devil (Kansas City Six - New York, Sept. 28 1938) 6. Dickie's Dream 7. Lester Leaps in 8. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 9. Good Morning Blues 10. Pagin' the Devil 11. After Theatre Jump 12. Six Cats and a Prince 13. Lester Leaps Again 14. Destination K.C 15. Three Little Words 16. Jo-Jo 17. I Got Rhythm 18. Four O'Clock Drag 19. I'm in the Mood for Love 20. Sugar Hips