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Lester Leaps In

"Lester Leaps In" is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven in 1939. The composition, credited to the group's tenor saxophone player Lester Young, is a contrafact 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. • jazz.com gives "Lester Leaps In" a 98, on a scale of 100 – "Classic performance. A 'must have' for jazz fans." ==Personnel (original 1939 recording)==
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 ==
Other recordings
In 1960 Harry James released a version on his album Harry James...Today (MGM E-3848). Charlie Watts Orchestra, 1986, Live at Fulham Town Hall == References ==
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