Laughin' to Keep from Cryin'
1958 studio album by Lester Young
Laughin' to Keep from Cryin' Lester Young featuring the trumpeters Harry "Sweets" Edison and Roy Eldridge .[ 2]
Reception
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "...this date apparently had a lot of difficulties but the recorded results are excellent. Young takes rare clarinet solos on two of the selections with his emotional statement on "They Can't Take That Away from Me" being one of the highpoints of his career."[ 2]
Track listing
"Salute to Benny" (Lester Young ) - 8:32
"They Can't Take That Away from Me " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 6:02
"Romping" (Young) - 11:42
"The Gypsy in My Soul " (Clay Boland , Moe Jaffe ) - 4:14
"Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone " (Sidney Clare , Sam H. Stept ) - 6:11
Ballad medley: "The Very Thought of You "/"I Want a Little Girl"/"Blue and Sentimental " (Ray Noble )/(Murray Mencher, Billy Moll)/(Count Basie , Jerry Livingston , Mack David ) - 6:38
"Mean to Me " (Fred E. Ahlert , Roy Turk ) - 6:58
Personnel
Production Sherniece Smith - art coordinator
Hollis King, Sheldon Marks - art direction
Francis Davis - liner notes JoDee Stringham - design
Kevin Reeves - mastering
Peter Keepnews - notes editing
Cynthia Sesso - photo research
Burt Goldblatt - photographyNorman Granz - producer Tom Greenwood - production assistant, research assistant
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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