"Lester Leaps In" is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven in 1939.
[1] The composition, credited to the group's tenor saxophone player Lester Young, is a contrafact based on the chord progression of "I Got Rhythm", and serves as a vehicle for interweaving solos by Young and Basie.
Eddie Jefferson, pioneer of vocalese, wrote lyrics for the composition, calling his version "I Got the Blues".
[2] In 1960 Harry James released a version on his album Harry James...Today (MGM E-3848).
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