Hal Leonard

Nicknamed “Pres” by Billie Holiday (short for President of the Tenor Sax), jazz giant Lester Young is considered to be one of the most important and influential saxophonists of all time. This great tribute folio transcribes 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography. Includes: Blue Lester • Cherokee • Doggin' Around • Honeysuckle Rose • I Can't Get Started with You • Indiana • Jumpin' with Symphony Sid • Lester Leaps In • Oh, Lady Be Good! • Sometimes I'm Happy • These Foolish Things • Twelfth Street Rag • You Can Depend on Me • more. Song List:A Sailboat In The Moonlight Carmen Lombardo John Jacob LoebBlue Lester YoungBroadway Bill Byrd Teddy Mcrae Henri Woode Count BasieCherokee Indian Love Song Ray Noble And His Orchestra Charlie Barnet Benny Goodman SextetDoggin' Around Edgar William Battle Herschel Evans Count BasieEvery Tub Count Basie Eddie Durham Lester YoungExactly Like You Dorothy Fields Jimmy MchughHoneysuckle Rose Andy Razaf Thomas Fats' Waller Django ReinhardtHow High The Moon Nancy Hamilton Morgan Lewis Les Paul Mary FordI Can't Get Started Ira Gershwin Vernon DukeI Don't Stand A Ghost Of Chance With You Bing Crosby Ned Washington Victor YoungI Got Rhythm George Gershwin IraI Must Have That Man Dorothy Fields Jimmy MchughI Never Knew Gus Kahn Ted FioritoI'm Confessin' That I Love You Al Neiburg Doc Daugherty Ellis ReynoldsIndiana Back Home Again In Indiana Ballard Macdonald James F. HanleyJumpin' At The Woodside Jon Hendricks Count BasieJumpin' With Symphony Sid Buddy Feyne Lester YoungLester Leaps In Lester Young Count BasieOh Lady Be Good! George Gershwin IraOn The Sunny Side Of Street Dorothy Fields Jimmy MchughOne O'clock Jump Count BasieShoe Shine Boy Sammy Cahn Saul ChaplinSometimes I'm Happy Clifford Grey Irving Caesar Vincent YoumansThe Man I Love George Gershwin IraThese Foolish Things Remind Me Of You Holt Marvell Jack StracheyThis Year's Kisses Irving Berlin Billie HolidayThree Little Words Bert Kalmar Harry RubyTwelfth Street Rag Euday L. BowmanYou Can Depend On Me Charles Carpenter Louis Dunlap Earl Hines