Lester Leaps In
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| "Lester Leaps In" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven | |
| Released | 1939 |
| Format | 78 rpm |
| Recorded | September 5, 1939, New York, NY |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 3:12 |
| Label | Vocalion 5118 |
| Writer(s) | Lester Young |
"Lester Leaps In" is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven in 1939.[1] The composition, credited to the group's tenor saxophone player Lester Young, is a head arrangement based on the chord progression of "I Got Rhythm", and serves as a vehicle for interweaving solos by Young and Basie.
Critical acclaim
- "Lester Leaps In" is listed among the Milestone Recordings in American Music at the Three Perfect Minutes site.[2]
- jazz.com gives "Lester Leaps In" a 98, on a scale of 100 – "Classic performance. A 'must have' for jazz fans."[3]
Personnel (original 1939 recording)
- Count Basie - piano
- Lester Young - tenor saxophone
- Buck Clayton - trumpet
- Dicky Wells - trombone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Walter Page - bass
- Jo Jones - drums
Other Recordings
In 1960 Harry James released a version on his album Harry James...Today. (MGM E-3848)
References
- ↑ Brian Rust, Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942, Mainspring Press, 2008
- ↑ Lester Leaps In (1939), at Three Perfect Minutes, retrieved 2013-10-23
- ↑ Lester Leaps In (1939), at jazz.com, retrieved 2013-10-23
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