Product Code: ZMU980292130
Original price was: $49.99.$29.99Current price is: $29.99.In January 1959, Lester Young was in Paris for a series of concerts at the famous Blue Note Club. He plays with Rene Urtreger on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, Jimmy Gourley on guitar and Jamil Nasser on bass. On March the 4th, 1959, Eddie Barclay decides to record Lester at Studio Barclay, which will be his last album. This legendary recording session is poignant and moving in line with the from Coleman Hawkins Sirius and the last recording of Billie Holiday. Lester Young is reduced but the grace and genius are still there! Some days later, March 15, 1959, Lester succumb at the Alvin hotel, a few hours after arriving in New York. A heart attack had just one defeat all musicians nicknamed Prez, The President.
Lester Young (Tenor Saxophone)
Ren Urtreger (Piano)
Jimmy Gourley (Guitar)
Jamil Nasser (Bass)
Kenny Clarke (Drums)
Side A
Side B
Re-mastered from the original master tapes.
Limited edition 2000 copies.
180 gr vinyl pressed by Optimal in Germany.
Facsimile reissue using the original photos on front and back by Herman Leonard.
Double insert using an original photo by JP Leloir.
Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects.
On March 11, 1959, a legend went into a Parisian studio and recorded a version of D.B. Blues for the French Radio Television show Carrefour du Jazz. This title, recorded with musicians Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Jimmy Gourley (guitar), Oscar Dennard (piano), Jamil Nasser (double bass) and Earl Buster Smith (drums), would be the last recording of the great Lester Young.
Lester Young (Tenor Saxophone)
Oscar Dennard (Piano)
Jimmy Gourley (Guitar)
Jamil Nasser (Bass)
Earl Buster Smith (Drums)
Side A
