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title: "Classic Albums Collection: 1955-1958"
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# Classic Albums Collection: 1955-1958

**Brand:** young,lester
**Price:** € 34.07
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- **What is this?** Classic Albums Collection: 1955-1958 by young,lester
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## Description

Although marred by health issues, Lester Young's playing as the bebop genre developed remained as spectacular as ever it was, and over the course of the eight original and remastered albums that complete this set it is wholly apparent just why Young's music has remained so influential to generations of jazz performers, and so popular with fans both new and old.

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## Customer Reviews

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    Pres!
  

*by E***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2018*

This is a nice, more-than-reasonably-priced collection of eight albums from 1955-58 by the legendary sax player as he neared the end of his life.  Lester Young meshes well with the other musicians, who include, at different points throughout these discs, "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Herb Ellis (guitar), Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drums), and Teddy Wilson (piano) and gives them plenty of space to show their stuff.  On the first two discs the tunes are kept mostly short and sweet, while on the final two discs they're stretched out, with many over eight minutes long.  To me, the meat of this collection is the third disc, consisting of the albums Jazz Giants '56 and Pres and Teddy.  I prefer the longer tunes but all eight albums are tremendous.  "Pres's" style is so smooth & relaxed, he makes it seem like playing the sax (and, on disc 4, the clarinet) is easy!

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    Lester Young -  President
  

*by T***Y on Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2017*

I love all things Lester.  All music here is previously released.  Disc One tracks 1-8 was recorded in late 1954 -  tracks #9-18 not sure probably 1952. Disc two tracks #1-12 were recorded in late 1953 while #13-17 were recorded in the fall of 1955 after a JATP tour and shortly before a Lester hospitalization. Disc three is all from January 1956 after Lester had "recovered" a bit and Norman Granz took advantage. Disc 4 with Lester clearly getting weaker was recorded in summer of "57 and '58. Obviously, Young is strongest on the earlier dates with the 1955 fall recordings with Rich, Edison, & Peterson Trio starting to reflect health issues on recordings. No matter I enjoy it all, particularly the '55 recordings. This complication is not "complete" and even though I have nearly all of this music I could not resist to pick up the little I did not.  Great music and value here.

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    Great Collection
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018*

Love the albums.  No vocals (as I prefer).

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