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The Jazz Giants '56
Studio album by Lester Young
Released	1956
Recorded	January 12, 1956 Fine Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:30
Label	Verve MGN 1056
Producer	Norman Granz
Lester Young chronology
Pres and Sweets (1955) The Jazz Giants '56 (1956) Pres and Teddy (1956)

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

Track listing

1. "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 9:35
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

• Lester Young – saxophone
• Roy Eldridge – trumpet
• Vic Dickenson – trombone
• Teddy Wilson – piano
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Gene Ramey – bass
• Jo Jones – drums

References

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.

• 1956 albums
• Lester Young albums
• Verve Records albums