YOUNG,LESTER
LESTER LEAPS IN: LIVE AT BIRDLAND 1951-52 (RSD BLACK FRIDAY 2025) - LP
UPC: 810177215820
Label: LIBERATION HALL
Format: LP
Release Date: November 28, 2025
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This product is a Black Friday Record Store Day 2025 product. It will be available in store on November 28th, 2025 at 8 a.m. ET when our store opens.
Any remaining stock will be made available online on November 29th, 2025 at 8AM EST for LOCAL PICKUP orders. Orders for shipping will be available at 7PM Saturday November 29th
For more info please visit the RSD page here.
DESCRIPTION:
This never-before-released set captures one of the most influential tenor saxophonists of all time, live at NYC’s iconic jazz venue Birdland. It features eight tracks recorded on four different dates in 1951 and 1952 for ABC Radio’s infamous “Jumpin with Symphony Sid”program. Host Sid Torin introduces several of the tracks, one of which, “Neenah,” includes a shoutout to audience member Billie Holiday who originated the bebop legend's nickname “Prez” (for “President of the Tenor Sax”). The backing bands feature pianists John Lewis, Cyril Haynes, and Earl Knight; percussionists “Papa” Jo Jones and Lee Abrams; bassist Gene Ramey; and trumpeter Jesse Drakes. The album will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and features rare photos with extensive liner notes from jazz historian Scott Yanow. It comes to record stores first on November 28 as part of RSD Black Friday.
TRACK LIST:
Side A
1. Lester Leaps In
2. Ghost Of A Chance
3. Up And Atom
4. These Foolish Things
5. Neenah Side
Side B
1. Indiana
2. How High the Moon
3. ‘Deed I Do
