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

The Jazz Giants '56
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 12, 1956
Fine Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:30
LabelVerve
MGN 1056
ProducerNorman Granz
Lester Young chronology
Pres and Sweets
(1955)
The Jazz Giants '56
(1956)
Pres and Teddy
(1956)

Track listing

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  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

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References

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