Lester Young - The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions Vol.5 (2005)

01 - Too Marvelous for Words
02 - 'Deed I Do
03 - Encore
04 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams		play
05 - Up And At'em
06 - Three Little Words
07 - Count Every Star
08 - It All Depends on You
09 - Neenah
10 - Jeepers Creepers
11 - Thou Swell
12 - September in the Rain			play
13 - Undercover (Girl) Blues
14 - Frenesí
15 - Pete's Café
16 - Little Pee Blues
17 - A Foggy Day
18 - In a Little Spanish Town
19 - Let's Fall in Love
20 - Down 'n' At'em
21 - Lester Swings
22 - Slow Motion Blues

Lester Young
Featured: Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, John Lewis, 
Joe Shulman, Bill Clarke, Gene Ramey, and Jo Jones.

Towards the end of the forties, a significant change occurred in Lester Young's way of playing, perhaps more drastic than that which had taken place between 1942 and 1943, when little by little his sound began to darken. It was now recovering to some extent something of the brightness which had characterised his first recordings, although at the same time his physical and mental state deteriorated. Two aspects were now acquiring more importance for him: his love for ballads, including Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford songs, to which he gave increasing value to the lyrics; and the quality of his accompanists.

Thus, in the session with Hank Jones he interprets "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" with unusual candour, fully demonstrating his vulnerability. About the three sessions with John Lewis, Gunther Schuller wrote: "I am convinced that Lewis was Lester's favourite pianist..... the seventeen sides Lester recorded with Lewis are to his late discography like rays of sunshine are after days of overcast skies" ---J. G. Calvados

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