LESTER YOUNG

Includes solos over the changes to: Lady Be Good, Shoe Shine Boy, Jumpin' at the Woodside, Jive at Five, You Can Depend on Me, Taxi War Dance, Pound Cake, Lester Leaps In, Dickie's Dream, Broadway, Just Jivin' Around, Just You, Just Me, Red Boy Blues, Gigantic Blues, All of Me, and Fine and Mellow. Plus analysis with each song.

"Hess has aptly captured and laid down the finest collection of Young's solos I have seen. This one is a definite keeper." - The Gift of Jazz "Hess's mastery on these subjects goes well beyond the notes on a page." - Westword "... as transcription work that breathes a little life into its subject matter, this is as good as it gets." - Colorado Daily "... transcribed and analyzed in intelligent fashion." - Rocky Mountain News