Countless Blues

Countless Blues is the debut album by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. In addition to playing the tenor saxophone on this album, Young also plays the clarinet on the last two tracks. Countless Blues was recorded over the course of a year and a half approximately with many different sidemen. With the exception of tracks 7 and 8, all of the tracks include bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones.
Track listing
#"Shoe Shine Boy (Gabler)"  - 2:58
#"Evenin' (Parrish -White)"  - 2:55
#"Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) "  - 3:14
#" (Gershwin)"  - 3:07
#"This Year's Kisses (Berlin)"  - 3:06
#"I Must Have That Man (McHugh - Fields)"  - 2:55
#"I'll Get By (Turk - Ahlert)"  - 3:08
#"Mean to Me (R. Turk - F.E. Ahlert)"  - 3:06
#"I'll Never Be the Same (Malneck - Signorelli - Kahn)"  - 3:02
#"Easy Living (Robin - Rainger)"  - 3:03
#"Foolin' Myself (Tinturin - Lawrence)"  - 2:59
#"Without Your Love (Lange - Stryker)"  - 2:54
#"Me, Myself and I (Gordon - Roberts - Kaufman)"  - 2:37
#"A Sailboat in the Moonlight (Lombardo - Loeb)"  - 2:52
#"Trav'lin' All Alone (Johnson)"  - 2:14
#"She's Funny that Way (Whiting - Moret)"  - 2:38
#"Getting Some Fun out of Life (Burke - Leslie)"  - 3:02
#"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Creamer - Layton)"  - 2:57
#"Countless Blues (Gabler)"  - 2:59
Personnel
;Tracks 1-4:
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone
*Carl Smith - trumpet
*Jimmy Rushing  - vocals
*Walter Page  - contrabass
*Count Basie - piano
*Jo Jones - drums
;Tracks 5-6:
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone
*Buck Clayton - trumpet
*Benny Goodman  - clarinet
*Billie Holiday  - vocals
*Walter Page  - contrabass
*Freddie Green  - guitar
*Teddy Wilson - piano
*Jo Jones - drums
;Tracks 7-8:
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone
*Johnny Hodges  - alto saxophone
*Buck Clayton - trumpet
*Buster Bailey  - clarinet
*Billie Holiday  - vocals
*Artie Bernstein  - contrabass
*Allan Reuss  - guitar
*Teddy Wilson - piano
*Cozy Cole - drums
;Tracks 9-11:
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone
*Buck Clayton - trumpet
*Buster Bailey  - clarinet
*Billie Holiday  - vocals
*Walter Page  - contrabass
*Freddie Green  - guitar
*Teddy Wilson - piano
*Jo Jones - drums
;Tracks 12-14:
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone
*Buck Clayton - trumpet
*Edmond Hall  - clarinet
*Billie Holiday  - vocals
*Walter Page  - contrabass
*Freddie Green  - guitar
*James Sherman - piano
*Jo Jones - drums
;Tracks 15-17:
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone
*Buck Clayton - trumpet
*Buster Bailey  - clarinet
*Billie Holiday  - vocals
*Walter Page  - contrabass
*Freddie Green  - guitar
*Claude Thornhill - piano
*Jo Jones - drums
;Tracks 18-19
*Lester Young - tenor saxophone, clarinet
*Buck Clayton - trumpet
*Walter Page  - contrabass
*Eddie Durham  - electric guitar
*Freddie Green  - guitar, vocals
*Jo Jones - drums

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