Something for Lester is an album by American jazz bassist Ray Brown recorded in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Something for Lester
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedJune 22–24, 1977
StudioContemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length41:10
LabelContemporary
S 7640
ProducerJohn Koenig and Lester Koenig
Ray Brown chronology
As Good as It Gets
(1977)
Something for Lester
(1978)
Quadrant
(1977)

Reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with Scott Yanow noting "This excellent trio session forms a sort of transition between bassist Ray Brown's work with the Oscar Peterson Trio and his own small-group sessions of the '80s and '90s".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Ojos de Rojo" (Cedar Walton) - 5:16
  2. "Slippery" - 7:27 (Ray Brown)
  3. "Something in Common" (Walton) - 4:50
  4. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:25
  5. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 7:11
  6. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:17
  7. "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) - 4:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed February 2, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Something for Lester – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.