Lester Young "Greatest Hits"

Another installment of Full Album Friday.  For your listening pleasure, the Prez is in the house, and it's Lester Young with his Greatest Hits record.

Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.

Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. In contrast to many of his hard-driving peers, Young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated harmonies, using what one critic called "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike".

Known for his hip, introverted style, he invented or popularized much of the hipster jargon which came to be associated with the music.

1. These Foolish Things
2. Count Every Star
3. D: B: Blues
4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
5. I Cover The Waterfront
6. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
7. It All Depends On You
8. Lester Swings
9. Pete's Cafe
10. September In The Rain
11. Slow Motion Blues
12. Stardust
13. Sunday
14. Be Bop Boogie
15. Pennies From Heaven