Going for Myself
Going For Myself is a 1957 jazz album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young, accompanied by Oscar Peterson. The album is one of Young's last studio recordings.
Going for Myself | |
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Studio album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young | |
Released | 1957 |
Recorded | July 31, 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles (February 7, 1958, New York City, reissue bonus tracks) |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 42:59 original LP 75:50 CD reissue |
Label | Verve MGV 8298 Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10344 |
Producer | Norman Granz |
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Track listing
- "Flic" (Oscar Peterson, Lester Young) - 06:16
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 05:53
- "St. Tropez" (Harry "Sweets" Edison, Peterson, Young) - 10:05
- "Waldorf Blues" (Young) - 08:19
- "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) - 06:55
- "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 07:43
Bonus tracks; Issued on the 2012 Lone Hill Jazz CD re-issue, LHJ10344
- (07) Ballad medley: "A Ghost of a Chance"/"I Cover the Waterfront" (Ned Washington, Ned Young, Bing Crosby)/(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 5:51
- (08) "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 6:14
- (09) "St. Tropez" - 6:55 - Alternate take
- (10) "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" - 7:43 - Alternate take
- (11) "Waldorf Blues" 6:16 - Alternate take
Personnel
- Lester Young - tenor saxophone, clarinet (03 & 09)
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
(July 31, 1957) (01-03, 07-09)
(February 07, 1958) (04-06, 10-11)
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