Them There Eyes (Lester Young)

Lester Young · 1938 · Kansas City Five, 1938

Context

Track from Tomorrow Is the Question!, recorded in 1959 with Don Cherry, Shelly Manne and a bassist (Percy Heath or Red Mitchell depending on the tracks). The absence of piano is one of the album's striking features.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Kansas City, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Kansas City: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

By the same artist

• Countless Blues (1938)
• I Want a Little Girl (1938)
• Pagin' the Devil (1938)
• Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1938)
• Oh, Lady Be Good! (1936)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com

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