Lester Young: The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions · Vol. 3 1944-1946 (Blue Moon).

Blue Moon BMCD 1003 (1993). 

Lester Young Quintet

Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Rodney Richardson (contrebasse), Shadow Wilson (batterie). New York City, 1er mai 1944. 

1. Blue Lester (L. Young) 3:22

2. Ghost of a Chance (Young, Washington, Crosby) 3:18

3. Indiana (MacDonald, Hanley) 2:53

4. Jump Lester Jump (L. Young) 3:18

Lester Young and his Band

Vic Dickenson (trombone, absent sur 7), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Red Callender (contrebasse), Henry Tucker Green (batterie). Los Angeles, 20 décembre 1945. 

5. D.B. Blues (L. Young) 2:58

6. Lester Blows Again (L. Young) 2:30

7. These Foolish Things (Link, Strachey, Maschwitz) 3:09

8. Jumpin' at Mesner's (L. Young) 2:43

Howard McGhee (trompette, absent sur 10), Vic Dickenson (trombone, absent sur 10), Willie Smith (saxophone alto, absent sur 10), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Wesley Jones (piano), Curtis Counce (contrebasse), Johnny Otis (batterie). Los Angeles, 18 janvier 1946. 

9. It's Only a Paper Moon (Arlen, Rose, Harburg) 3:04

10. After You've Gone (Creamer, Layton) 2:39

11. Lover Come Back to Me (Hammerstein II, Romberg) 2:35

12. Jammin' with Lester (L. Young) 3:00

Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio

Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Nat "King" Cole (piano), Buddy Rich (batterie, absent sur 18). Los Angeles, mars/avril 1946. 

13. Back to the Land (L. Young) 3:50

14. I Cover the Waterfront (Green, Heyman) 4:00

15. Somebody Loves Me (MacDonald, Gershwin, DeSylva) 3:50

16. I've Found a New Baby (Palmer, Williams) 4:01

17. The Man I Love (G & I Gershwin) 4:46

18. Peg o'My Heart (Fisher, Bryan) 4:00

19. I Want to Be Happy (Youmans, Caesar) 3:55

20. Mean to Me (Turk, Heyman) 4:07

Compilé et annoté par J.G. Calvados. 

Traduction: Mike Baillie.