AUGUST 8

          LESTER YOUNG
        President Live 1956

             Birdland, New York City
                   August 8, 1956

            

             Personnel:

                    Jesse Drakes   TP

                    Lester Young   TS

                    unknown      p, b, d

       
            1. Lullabye of Birdland/
                   Lester Leaps In
            2. Polka Dots & Moonbeams
            3. Up N Adam
            4. In a Little Spanish Town

LINK

August 15, 1956

Lester Young Quintet

Birdland, New York City, ABC Broadcast

Jesse Drakes TP

Lester Young  TS

Bill Triglia      P

Gene Ramey   B

Gus Johnson   D

       5. Lullaby of Birdland (Theme)  /
            Three Little Words 
       6. These Foolish Things       
       7. Blues in G (Lester’s Mop Mop Blues)
           Same, omit Drakes

       8. Tea For Two (Youmans-Caesar) 2:25

October 1956

Lester Young Quartet

Frankfurt, Germany

Lester Young  TS

“Horst Ornimert” P

Al King             B

 Lex Humphries D

       9. Lester Leaps In (Young) 9:48

     10. These Foolish Things (Morrell-Strachey-Link) 3:27

     11. Blues (Lester’s European Blues) (Young) 9:08

These tracks were probably recorded in November 9, 1956, with Lasse Werner on piano.