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 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)

Track listing [2]

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

Sources

• Gridley, Mark C. Jazz Styles: History & Analysis. 9th N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006.