Tracklist
| A1 | I've Found A New Baby | 4:04 |
| A2 | Back To The Land | 3:52 |
| A3 | I Cover The Waterfront | 4:03 |
| A4 | Somebody Loves Me | 3:54 |
| A5 | I Want To Be Happy | 3:56 |
| A6 | Mean To Me | 4:09 |
| B1 | The Man I Love | 4:48 |
| B2 | Peg O' My Heart | 4:02 |
| B3 | Too Marvelous For Words | 2:57 |
| B4 | 'Deed I Do | 3:11 |
| B5 | Encore | 3:05 |
| B6 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | 3:37 |
| B7 | Up 'N Adam | 3:42 |
| C1 | Three Little Words | 3:09 |
| C2 | Count Every Star | 2:39 |
| C3 | It All Depends On You | 3:15 |
| C4 | Neenah | 3:27 |
| C5 | Jeepers Creepers | 2:50 |
| C6 | Thou Swell | 2:54 |
| C7 | September In The Rain | 3:02 |
| C8 | Undercover Girl Blues | 2:41 |
| D1 | Frenesi | 2:59 |
| D2 | Pete's Cafe | 3:31 |
| D3 | Little Pee Blues | 2:37 |
| D4 | A Foggy Day | 2:50 |
| D5 | In A Little Spanish Town | 3:07 |
| D6 | Let's Fall In Love | 2:52 |
| D7 | Down 'N Adam | 2:54 |
| D8 | Lester Swings | 2:28 |
| D9 | Slow Motion Blues | 2:54 |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – Polydor Incorporated
- Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
Credits
- Bass – Gene Ramey (tracks: C6 to C8, D1 to D9), Joe Shulman (tracks: C1 to C5), Ray Brown (tracks: B3 to B7)
- Drums – Bill Clarke* (tracks: C1 to C5), Buddy Rich (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B1 to B7), Jo Jones (tracks: C6 to C8, D1 to D9)
- Engineer [Reissue] – Edwin Outwater
- Illustration [Cover Art] – Beverly Parker
- Liner Notes – Neil Tesser
- Mastered By [Credited On Etching] – GK* (tracks: B Side), HW* (tracks: A, C, D sides)
- Mastered By [Credited On Liner] – Robert Ludwig*
- Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: B3 to B7), John Lewis (tracks: C1 to C8, D1 to D9), Nat King Cole (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B1, B2)
- Producer [Original] – Norman Granz
- Reissue Producer [Reissue Prepared By] – Robert Hurwitz
- Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Notes
Following are this issue's label variations. Please reference label images."Polydor" with sun-like record rising above, within a rectangular box at bottom of label and separating "MANUFACTURED AND MARKETED BY" from "810 SEVENTH AVENUE/ N.Y. , N.Y. 10019".
Label text "Stereo" replaced by "(VE-2-2516 A)" on side 1, "(VE-2-2516 B) on side 2, "(VE-2-2516 C)" on side 3 and "(VE-2-2516 D)" on side 4.
Track list numbers and text on right side of label are aligned vertically.
"LESTER YOUNG" above "LESTER SWINGS" and different layout of left side label text.
No "18" at top of label rim text.
All text and logos are silver/grey on black.
Tracks A1 - B2 recorded December 1945 in Los Angeles
Tracks B3 - B7 recorded March 1950 in New York.
Tracks C1 - C5 recorded July 1950 in New York
Tracks C6 - D3 recorded Jan. 16, 1951 in New York
Tracks D4 - D9 recorded March 8, 1951 in New York
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched): VE-2-2516-AM-CP1 GK.
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etched): VE-2-2516-BM-CP GK.
- Matrix / Runout (C Side Etched): VE-2-2516-CM-CP GK.
- Matrix / Runout (D Side Etched): VE-2-2616-DM-CP GK.
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Stamped): MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Stamped): MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (C Side Stamped): MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (D Side Stamped): MASTERDISK
- Other (International Number): 2632 067
- Other (Ind. Intl.): 2367 295
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VE-2-2516 | Lester Young | Lester Swings (2xLP, Comp, RE) | Verve Records | VE-2-2516 | US | 1977 |
| 2610 039 | Lester Young | Lester Swings (2xLP, Comp, RE) | Verve Records | 2610 039 | France | 1977 |
| VE-2-2516 | Lester Young | Lester Swings (2xLP, Comp, RE) | Verve Records | VE-2-2516 | US | Unknown |
| VE-2-2516, 2367 295 | Lester Young | Lester Swings (2xLP, Comp) | Verve Records, Verve Records | VE-2-2516, 2367 295 | France | 1977 |
| 2632 067, 2367 295/96 | Lester Young | Lester Swings (2xLP, Comp) | Verve Records, Verve Records | 2632 067, 2367 295/96 | Germany | 1977 |
