The Quintessence, Volume 1: Chicago - New York - Los Angeles 1936-1944
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Disc1
| 1 | Sometimes I'm Happy (V. Youmans-I. Caesar) | Lester Young | 3:09 |
| 2 | Oh! Lady Be Good (G & I Gershwin) | Lester Young | 3:06 |
| 3 | Exercise in Swing (J Guarnieri) | Lester Young | 2:59 |
| 4 | Beautiful Eyes (T Snyder, G Whitting, C Dehaven) | Lester Young | 3:03 |
| 5 | Dickie's Dream (C Basie, L Young) | Lester Young | 3:08 |
| 6 | Taxi War Dance (C Basie, L Young) | Lester Young | 5:09 |
| 7 | Ad Lib Blues | Lester Young | 3:38 |
| 8 | I Got Rhythm (G & I Gershwin) | Lester Young | 4:09 |
| 9 | Pagin' the Devil Acoutisc (W Page, M Gabler) | Lester Young | 2:52 |
| 10 | Pagin' the Devil Live (W Page, M Gabler) | Lester Young | 3:56 |
| 11 | Afternoon of a Basie-Ite (L Young) | Lester Young | 3:11 |
| 12 | I Can't Get Started - V. Duke - I. Gershwin | Lester Young | 4:54 |
| 13 | When You're Smiling (I Shay, J Goodwin, M Fisher) | Lester Young | 2:51 |
| 14 | Salute to Fats (J Guarnieri) | Lester Young | 2:57 |
| 15 | After Theater Jump (D Wells) | Lester Young | 5:07 |
| 16 | Upright Organ (G Hardman) | Lester Young | 2:59 |
| 17 | Ghost of a Chance (V Young, B Crosby, n Washington) | Lester Young | 3:21 |
| 18 | Honeysuckle Rose (F Waller, a Razaf) | Lester Young | 14:01 |
Disc2
| 1 | Blue Lester (L Young) | Lester Young | 3:24 |
| 2 | Lester Leaps In (L. Young) | Lester Young | 3:17 |
| 3 | Lester Leaps in Again (B Clayton) | Lester Young | 4:49 |
| 4 | Lester's Dream (C. Basie-L. Young) | Lester Young | 3:19 |
| 5 | Jump, Lester, Jump (L Young) | Lester Young | 3:18 |
| 6 | Dark Rapture (B Goodman, E Sampson, M Kurtz) | Lester Young | 2:37 |
| 7 | Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (JT Layton, H Creamer) | Lester Young | 2:56 |
| 8 | Three Little Words (H Ruby, B Kalmar) | Lester Young | 2:55 |
| 9 | On the Sunny Side of the Street (J McHugh, D Fields) | Lester Young | 2:56 |
| 10 | Just You, Just Me (J Greer, R Klages) | Lester Young | 3:11 |
| 11 | Countless Blues (M Gabler) | Lester Young | 2:59 |
| 12 | Tickle Toe (L. Young) | Lester Young | 6:19 |
| 13 | You Can Depend on Me (E Himes, C Carpenter, L Dunlop) | Lester Young | 3:10 |
| 14 | These Foolish Things (H Link, J Strachey, H Marvell) | Lester Young | 2:57 |
| 15 | Linger Awhile (V Rose, H Owens) | Lester Young | 3:06 |
| 16 | Blitzkrieg Baby (F & D Fisher) | Lester Young | 3:21 |
| 17 | Good Morning Blues (C Basie, E Durham, J Rushing) | Lester Young | 3:51 |
| 18 | Oh! Lady Be Good (G & I Gershwin) | Lester Young | 9:38 |