Pres and Teddy

by Lester Young & Teddy Wilson

Pres and Teddy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 April 1959
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:59
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reuniting two pivotal architects of the swing era, this session stands as one of the legendary saxophonist's finest and most poignant late-career recordings. Returning to a classic quartet format, the musicians effortlessly rekindle the deeply intuitive, subtly understated chemistry that characterized their groundbreaking work with Billie Holiday two decades earlier. The relaxed, warmly swinging performances serve as a beautiful twilight testament to a profoundly influential musical partnership.

Genres

Descriptors: Gangsta, acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, technical

Tracklist

  1. Ad Lib Blues (5:51)
  2. Just You, Just Me (7:37)
  3. Tea For Two (7:41)
  4. Indiana (7:00)
  5. These Foolish Things (3:24)
  6. I Can't Get Started (3:37)
  7. Stardust (3:32)
  8. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (3:23)
  9. Almost Like Being In Love (3:31)
  10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:19)
  11. There Will Never Be Another You (3:25)
  12. I'm Confessin' (3:39)
  13. (It Takes) Two To Tango (5:54)

Credits

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