The Jazz Giants '56 Explained

The Jazz Giants '56
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lester Young
Cover:	jazzgiants.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	January 12, 1956 Fine Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:30
Label:	Verve MGN 1056
Producer:	Norman Granz
Prev Title:	Pres and Sweets
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Pres and Teddy
Next Year:	1956

The Jazz Giants '56 is an album by saxophonist Lester Young, issued in 1956 on Verve Records.^[1]

Track listing

1. "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 9:35^[2]
2. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 10:06
3. "Gigantic Blues" (Lester Young) - 6:54
4. "This Year's Kisses" (Irving Berlin) - 6:49
5. "You Can Depend on Me" (Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines) - 9:06

Personnel

• Lester Young – saxophone
• Roy Eldridge – trumpet
• Vic Dickenson – trombone
• Teddy Wilson – piano
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Gene Ramey – bass
• Jo Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Delannoy, Luc . Pres:the Story of Lester Young (c) . 1993 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-1-61075-326-5 . en.
2. Web site: Lester Young - Jazz Giants '56 CD Album . 2022-06-21 . www.cduniverse.com.