Recorded on January 13, 1956, at New York Town’s Advantageous Sound Studios, Pres and Teddy is a pleasure. With Lester Younger on tenor saxophone, Teddy Wilson on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Jo Jones on drums, this Norman Granz produced album for the not too long ago established Verve label is one in every of a handful of significant saxophone data that swings like few others. Because it mentioned at the again duvet of a 1952 Clef album, merely entitled, Pres, “Lester Younger has had one of the vital most powerful results on different tenor saxophone gamers – each in methodology and in sound, his sound being dry and complicated. However all the time, as you’ll be able to pay attention, swinging.”
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Swing, that’s what Lester Younger is all about; even after the annoying revel in of being drafted into the military, his next harsh remedy he gained, and, by means of this time, failing well being. Pres and Teddy has the bonus of Teddy Wilson’s stunning, refined, swing piano taking part in. It reunites the 2 males who had recorded two decades previous with Billie Vacation.
Pres and Teddy is an album of fantastic swing requirements, and has on occasion been overpassed as it used to be recorded on the twilight of Younger’s occupation. It’s, on the other hand, one of the vital easiest albums that Granz ever produced. Except for the emotional depth of Younger’s taking part in, the pairing with Wilson used to be impressed. Wilson had handiest not too long ago returned to taking part in extra regularly, having taken extra time to show on the Juilliard Faculty.
The standouts a few of the six tracks at the authentic album are “Prisoner of Love” and “All of Me,” however they’re all very good renditions of swing requirements. (There is just one authentic composition at the album: “Pres Returns.”) Unfortunately, just a little over 3 years later, the arena misplaced Pres. He used to be simply 49 years outdated.
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