Chet Atkins and Les Paul - Chester and Lester (1976) Vinyl LP • Self Titled

Catalog Number:

APL1-1167

Musical Styles:

1970s, Big Band & Swing, Country Folk, Country Pop, Duet, Folk Pop, Instrumental, Jazz Pop, Nashville Sound, Traditional Country

Sleeve Grade:

Very Good (VG)

Record Grade:

Excellent (EX)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and discoloration with darker spots (front/back); surface abrasion on front near bottom center. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white); one seam partially split. Spine is readable with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier along bottom-edge. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots, especially near bottom. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. It's Been A Long, Long Time
2. Medley: Moonglow / Picnic
3. Caravan
4. It Had To Be You
5. Out Of Nowhere
6. Avalon
7. Birth Of The Blues
8. Someday Sweetheart
9. Deed I Do
10. Lover Come Back To Me

About The Record:

Chester and Lester, showcases Les Paul joining forces with Chet Atkins in a marvelously relaxed, tasty session of cross-cultural jamming. The sound of the backup band may be Nashville country, but the tunes, mostly drawn from Paul's repertoire, are jazz and pop standards (Caravan, It's Been a Long, Long Time, Avalon, etc.). Both players improvise, duel and converse with the spontaneity of jazz always in the air. A lot of the between-takes session chatter is intentionally left in, with Les's hotfoot voice trading quips with Chet's Tennessee drawl. This album had the effect of putting Les Paul well on the road toward canonization by young rock guitarslingers who noticed his name on Gibson instruments.