Lester Young discography
31 albums from 1951 to 2007; 243 records in all and 1,093 physical editions listed.
Albums 31
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  The President Volume 2Vinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1954 |  The PresidentVinylOwned | 13 |
| 1954 |  Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson TrioVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1954 |  Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #2VinylOwned | 7 |
| 1954 |  Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio #1VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1955 |  Pres and SweetsVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1955 |  Tops on TenorVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1956 |  The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson TrioVinyl, CDOwned | 23 |
| 1956 |  PresVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 22 |
| 1956 |  Lester Leaps InVinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 1958 |  Laughin' To Keep From Cryin'Vinyl, CDOwned | 21 |
| 1958 |  Going for MyselfVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1959 |  Le Dernier Message de Lester YoungVinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1961 |  Just You, Just MeVinyl, CD, RecordOwned | 13 |
| 1961 |  An Historical Meeting At The SummitVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1974 |  Jammin With LesterVinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1974 |  Prez In EuropeVinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 1977 |  Grand Concert gravé en 1945VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1984 |  Jumpin' At The Savoy BallroomVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1984 |  The Savoy RecordingsCDOwned | 2 |
| 1989 |  The Savoy Recordings, Vol 1Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1989 |  Prez ConferencesCDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  Jazz Immortal Series - Volume 2 - The PresCDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  The Jazz GiantsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1994 |  Lester Young TrioCDOwned | 2 |
| 1998 |  In Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 5CDOwned | 2 |
| 1998 |  In Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 4CDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  Easy Does ItCDOwned | 1 |
| 2002 |  The Complete Savoy RecordingsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  Timeless Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  Live at BirdlandCDOwned | 1 |
Live albums 11
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Live At Birdland December 1952 New-York CityVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1980 |  In Washington, D.C. 1956, Volume OneVinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1983 |  Jazz At The Philharmonic The Trumpet Battle 1952VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1984 |  Jazz at the Philharmonic - Carnegie Hall 1949VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1996 |  In Washington D.C., 1956 Volume ThreeCDOwned | 2 |
| 1996 |  In Washington, D.C. 1956 Volume TwoCDOwned | 2 |
| 1997 |  Jazz At The Philarmonic-Frankfurt 1952CDOwned | 1 |
| 1997 |  One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert 1947CDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  In Washington, D.C., 1956, Volume 4CD, RecordOwned | 2 |
| 2001 |  Live at the BirdlandCDOwned | 1 |
| 2013 |  Boston 1950CDOwned | 1 |
Compilations 112
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Kansas City StyleVinylOwned | 5 |
| 1954 |  Pres Meets Vice PresVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1955 |  Lester YoungVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 21 |
| 1956 |  Blue LesterVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 30 |
| 1956 |  The Master's TouchVinyl, CDOwned | 12 |
| 1959 |  The Lester Young StoryVinyl, CDOwned | 6 |
| 1959 |  Lester Young Memorial Album Volume 2VinylOwned | 3 |
| 1961 |  Lester Young With The Kansas City FiveVinylOwned | 9 |
| 1961 |  A Treasure Of Immortal JazzmenVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1964 |  Classic TenorsVinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1965 |  'Pres' At His Very BestVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1966 |  The Definite Lester Young Vol. 1Vinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 1971 |  Early Modern: 1946 Concert RecordingsVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 12 |
| 1973 |  The Tenor Sax: Lester Young, Chu Berry & Ben WebsterVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1975 |  The Aladdin SessionsVinylOwned | 6 |
| 1975 |  The Lester Young Story Volume 1VinylOwned | 3 |
| 1975 |  The Big ThreeVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1976 |  Pres And Teddy And OscarVinylOwned | 11 |
| 1976 |  Pres/The Complete Savoy RecordingsVinyl, CassetteOwned | 6 |
| 1977 |  Lester SwingsVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 18 |
| 1977 |  The Lester Young Story / Volume 3 Enter The CountVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1977 |  The Lester Young Story Volume 2 - A Musical RomanceVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1978 |  1939-1940VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1979 |  The Lester Young Story Vol.4 "Lester Leaps In"VinylOwned | 5 |
| 1980 |  Giants Of Jazz - Lester YoungVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1980 |  Mean To MeVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1980 |  I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 14VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1980 |  The Lester Young Story Volume 5: Evening Of A Basie-iteVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1981 |  Lester Leaps AgainVinyl, CDOwned | 9 |
| 1981 |  I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 99Vinyl, CassetteOwned | 5 |
| 1981 |  I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 52VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1983 |  The Rarest ConcertsVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1987 |  The Complete Lester YoungCDOwned | 8 |
| 1987 |  Lady Day & Prez 1937–1941CDOwned | 5 |
| 1987 |  The Best Of Lester YoungVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 4 |
| 1988 |  Giants of the Tenor SaxCDOwned | 1 |
| 1988 |  Lady Swings the BluesCDOwned | 1 |
| 1988 |  Lester-Amadeus (Lester Young with Count Basie, His Quintet, Sextet and Orchestra 1936-38)CDOwned | 1 |
| 1988 |  Masters of JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 1990 |  Lady Day's immortal performances 1933-1942CDOwned | 1 |
| 1991 |  A Lester Young StoryCDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  Blue Lester: The Immortal Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  Compact Jazz: Lester Young & the Piano GiantsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  Jazz Double Bill - Lester Young & Coleman HawkinsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions Vol. 1 1936-1942CDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 2: 1942-1944CDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 3: 1944-1946CDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 4: 1946-1949CDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 6: Rare ItemsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  Volume 2 - 1939-1942 - The Complementary WorksCDOwned | 1 |
| 1994 |  Verve Jazz Masters 30CD, CassetteOwned | 4 |
| 1994 |  1950-1958CDOwned | 1 |
| 1994 |  Master Takes / Savoy RecordingsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1994 |  The Man I Love: 1937-1939CDOwned | 1 |
| 1995 |  The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester YoungCDOwned | 6 |
| 1995 |  Jazz & Blues Collection 23: Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 1995 |  The Quintessence, Volume 1: Chicago - New York - Los Angeles 1936-1944CDOwned | 1 |
| 1996 |  Jazz Greats, Volume 18: Lester Young: Linger AwhileCDOwned | 1 |
| 1996 |  Le Président Du Saxophone Ténor !CDOwned | 1 |
| 1997 |  The "Kansas City" SessionsCDOwned | 6 |
| 1997 |  This is Jazz 26CD, RecordOwned | 5 |
| 1997 |  Jazz Gallery: Lester Young, Vol. I (1936-46)CDOwned | 1 |
| 1997 |  Jazz Gallery: Lester Young, Vol. II (1946-59)CDOwned | 1 |
| 1997 |  The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1943-1946CDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  Ultimate Lester YoungCDOwned | 4 |
| 1998 |  An Introduction: His Best Recordings 1936-1945CDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  Essential: Masters of JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  Intégrale Billy Holiday Lester Young 1937–1946CDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  Lester Young: Kansas CityCDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1946-1947CDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  Volume 8 - 1946 - The Complementary WorksCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on VerveCDOwned | 3 |
| 1999 |  Complete RecordingsCDOwned | 2 |
| 1999 |  Complete Savoy MastersCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  Jammin' the BluesCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  Kansas City SwingCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  Lester DreamsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  Lester Young: Exercise in SwingCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  The Complete JATP PerformancesCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Lester YoungCDOwned | 2 |
| 2000 |  Midnite Jazz & Blues: One O'Clock JumpCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  Midnite Jazz & Blues: Sax-A-PlentyCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  The Complete Aladdin SessionsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  The Quintessence, Vol. 2: New York – Los Angeles 1938–1947CDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  I Never KnewCDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  Little Pee's BluesCDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  Los Angeles to New York: 1944-1946CDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  Movin' With LesterCDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  PortraitCDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  The Basie YearsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2002 |  A Musical RomanceCDOwned | 3 |
| 2002 |  The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1947-1951CDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  BD Jazz, Volume 8 : Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1951-1952CDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  The President of the Tenor Sax: 1936-1948CDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  1943-1947CDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  Classic Jazz Archive: Lester "Prez" YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  Jazz Ballads 3: Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  The Essential Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  The Ultimate Jazz ArchiveCDOwned | 1 |
| 2006 |  Just Jazz: Lester Leaps InCDOwned | 1 |
| 2006 |  Original Recordings 1936-1952CDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)CDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  Supreme Jazz: Lester YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2009 |  Lester Young Vol. 1 (1936-39)CDOwned | 1 |
| 2010 |  100 Years - Forever YoungCDOwned | 1 |
| 2010 |  The Complete Clarinet WorksCDOwned | 1 |
| 2014 |  The Complete Aladdin RecordingsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2016 |  Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie and Lester Young Studio SessionsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2017 |  Verve 6 Great JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 2022 |  The Best of Swing Jazz - Tenor Sax (Remastered 2022)VinylOwned | 1 |
| 2025 |  Lester Young - More Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 1 |
EPs 2
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Lady Be Good CD, RecordOwned | 2 |
| 1961 |  These Foolish ThingsVinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
Singles 1
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance / Back Home Again in IndianaRecordOwned | 3 |
Other releases 86
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Dickie's Dream / Lester Leaps InRecordOwned | 1 |
| 1945 | Tenor SaxRecordOwned | 3 |
| 1951 | Lester Young CollatesVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1951 | Tenor Sax SolosVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1951 | Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic (Vol. 14)VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1953 | Lester Young And His Tenor SaxVinylOwned | 8 |
| 1953 | Lester Young Collates No. 2Vinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 1953 | Tenor Sax Solos - Vol. 2VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1953 | The "Pres" And The "Bean"VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1954 | Prez Got RhythmVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1954 | The President, Lester YoungVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1955 | Let's Go To PrezVinyl, CDOwned | 10 |
| 1955 | I'm In The Mood For LoveVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1955 | Les Chefs-d'Œuvre De Lester Young Vol. 1VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1955 | Prez And Chu (Tops On Tenor)VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1956 | The Jazz Giants '56Vinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 14 |
| 1956 | And His Tenor Sax. Vol.1VinylOwned | 12 |
| 1956 | Vol. 1VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1957 | Pres & SweetsVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 13 |
| 1957 | Pres And TeddyVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1958 | Lester Young - Count BasieVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1958 | MemorialVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1959 | Lester Young Memorial AlbumVinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1959 | Lester Young Memorial Album Vol. 1VinylOwned | 4 |
| 1959 | The Immortal Lester YoungVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1960 | Lester Young In ParisVinylOwned | 9 |
| 1960 | Junior Jazz GalleryVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1961 | Jazz Immortal Series - Vol. 2Vinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1962 | Pres Is BlueVinyl, CD, RecordOwned | 15 |
| 1962 | The Great Lester Young - Volume 2VinylOwned | 6 |
| 1962 | The Great Lester YoungVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1964 | PrezVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1965 | The Legendary Lester YoungVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1966 | Leaps Again! Vinyl, CassetteOwned | 15 |
| 1966 | Giants 3VinylOwned | 7 |
| 1966 | Pres And His CabinetVinylOwned | 6 |
| 1966 | Lester Young At JATPVinylOwned | 5 |
| 1967 | The Definite Lester Young Vol.2VinylOwned | 2 |
| 1968 | Giant Of JazzVinylOwned | 6 |
| 1972 | The Alternative LesterVinyl, CDOwned | 4 |
| 1972 | Young Lester YoungVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1973 | Pres On KeynoteVinylOwned | 5 |
| 1974 | Newly Discovered Performances, Vol.1VinylOwned | 6 |
| 1974 | Jazz-History Vol. 15VinylOwned | 3 |
| 1976 | "Prez" Leaps AgainVinyl, RecordOwned | 2 |
| 1976 | Jammin With Lester Volume TwoVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1976 | Live Recording 1948 At "Royal Roost" New-York CityVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1977 | Pres Lives!VinylOwned | 6 |
| 1978 | Vol. 3 - Live Recording - 1949 / Royal Roost New-York CityVinyl, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1979 | Kansas City Six And FiveVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1980 | In Washington D.C. 1956Vinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 15 |
| 1980 | "Prez" Vol. IIVinylOwned | 6 |
| 1980 | Master Takes With Earle Warren & Johnny GuarnieriVinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1980 | Swingin' SaxVinyl, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1980 | Too Marvelous For WordsVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1980 | Volume 5 - Prez: Evening Of A Basie-iteVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1981 | "Pres" Vol. IVVinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1981 | "Pres" Vol. IIIVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1981 | Los Grandes Del Jazz 52Vinyl, CassetteOwned | 4 |
| 1981 | Live At The Savoy BallroomVinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1982 | Lester - Amadeus!VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1984 | Master Of JazzVinyl, CassetteOwned | 5 |
| 1985 | Carnegie BluesVinyl, CassetteOwned | 4 |
| 1986 | The PresVinyl, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1987 | Live And Private Recordings In Chronological OrderVinyl, RecordOwned | 2 |
| 1988 | Lester Young & The Piano GiantsCassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1988 | Lester Swings, '45, '50Vinyl, CassetteOwned | 2 |
| 1989 | Prez Plays For YouCD, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1989 | Prized Pres!Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1990 | Джаз-ГалереяVinylOwned | 7 |
| 1991 | The President - Volume 1Vinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1991 | Commodore RecordingsVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1997 | Tenor KingCDOwned | 3 |
| 1997 | Jazz At The Philharmonic-Frankfurt 1952CDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 | Ken Burns JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 | One O'clock JumpCassetteOwned | 1 |
| 2003 | The Best Of Lester Young - Original HitsCDOwned | 2 |
| 2003 | TimelessCDOwned | 2 |
| 2003 | 1936 - 1943CDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  Lester's Be-Bop BoogieCDOwned | 1 |
| 2009 | J.A.T.P. Live At Carnegie Hall September 17, 1955 CDOwned | 2 |
| 2009 | Tickle-ToeCDOwned | 2 |
| 2010 | StandardsCDOwned | 2 |
| 2014 | Seven Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2018 | Four Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 2 |
| 2025 | Lester Leaps In / Live At Birdland 1951-1952Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
18 other works with no known date are not listed.