Ella Fitzgerald / Lester Young / Oscar Peterson: Lester Leaps In (Young, 1940) Video

This is a 1953 recording of Ella performing "Lester Leaps In," a 1940 work by Lester Young. Ella is joined by Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, and JC Heard. Ella is 36 years old in this performance; Peterson, 25. This JATP concert (see below) took...