Tracklist
| 1 | Ad Lib Blues | 5:50 |
| 2 | I Can't Get Started | 3:39 |
| 3 | Just You, Just Me | 7:37 |
| 4 | Almost Like Being In Love | 3:31 |
| 5 | Tea For Two | 7:42 |
| 6 | There Will Never Be Another You | 3:25 |
| 7 | (Back Home Again In) Indiana | 7:01 |
| 8 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | 3:24 |
| 9 | Star Dust | 3:32 |
| 10 | I'm Confessin' | 3:39 |
| 11 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | 3:19 |
| 12 | These Foolish Things | 3:24 |
| 13 | (It Takes) Two To Tango | 6:04 |
| 14 | I Can't Get Started (False Start) | 0:52 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Made By – Universal M & L, Germany
Credits
- Bass – Ray Brown
- Drums – J.C. Heard
- Guitar – Barney Kessel
- Piano – Oscar Peterson
- Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Notes
Recorded in New York City on November 28, 1952Tracks 1-4: original 10" LP issue "Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio" # 1 Norgran MGN 5
Tracks 5-8; original 10" LP issue "Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio" # 2 Norgran MGN 6
Tracks 9-12: original LP issue "The President" Norgran MGN 1005
Tracks 13: original CD issue "The President plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio" Verve 831 670-2
Track 14 previously unissued
Digipak®
Ⓟ & Ⓒ 1997 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 73145214512 3
- Barcode (Text): 7 31452 14512 3
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 01N3
- Matrix / Runout: 521 451-2 01 >
- Matrix / Runout (Mould): MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L F
- Rights Society: BIEM / MCPS
- Label Code: LC 0383
- Price Code (Boxed, separate): PY 900
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG N-1054 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio - The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio (LP, Album, Mono) | Norgran Records | MG N-1054 | US | 1956 |
| MV 2084 | Lester Young | The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | Verve Records | MV 2084 | Japan | 1974 |
| MGV-8144 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio - The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio (LP, Album, Comp, Mono, RE) | Verve Records | MGV-8144 | US | 1956 |
| 0602498840481 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio* | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio* - Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio (CD, Comp) | Verve Records | 0602498840481 | Europe | 2005 |
| 771794 | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio - The President Plays (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, 180) | WaxTime | 771794 | Europe | 2012 |
