Lester Young, Buck Clayton & Eddie Durham ∽ Way Down Yonder In New Orleans ∽ 1938

This is a special gift to Pentecost, for all my friends at YouTube, and elsewhere. -- Lester “Pres“ Young is the nominal leader of the “Kansas City Six“ who has recorded twice (in 1938 & 1944) for Milt Gabler’s Commodore Label. The electric guitar was still rarely heard in 1938, but multi talent Eddie Durham -- who also played the trombone, and who arranged a lot of charts for many bands, including Count Basie & Glenn Miller -- masters it with bravura on all the sides with the sextet. Personnel & date