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Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio

Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio is a 1954 studio album by American saxophonist Lester Young, accompanied by Oscar Peterson's working trio of the time, plus drummer J. C. Heard. The music on this album was originally released as three separate albums: Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 and Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2, both released in June 1954, and The President. It was collated for this 1997 reissue by Verve Records.

Track listing
• "Ad Lib Blues" (Oscar Peterson, Lester Young) – 5:54 • "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:41 • "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 7:40 • "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 3:34 • "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 7:45 • "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:28 • "(Back Home Again In) Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 7:04 • "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 3:27 • "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:35 • "(I'm) Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg) – 3:41 • "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (McHugh, Fields) – 3:22 • "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) – 3:27 • "(It Takes) Two to Tango": Rehearsal, False Start and Chatter (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 6:06 Bonus track on CD reissue • "I Can't Get Started" – 0:53 Bonus track on CD reissue == Personnel ==
Personnel
PerformanceLester Youngtenor saxophone, vocals on "Two to Tango" • Oscar PetersonpianoBarney KesselguitarRay Browndouble bassJ. C. Hearddrums ProductionNorman Granz – producer • Nat Hentoffliner notes == References ==
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