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Chet Atkins/Les Paul
Chester & Lester [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2007 07 24
Label: RCA Nashville/Legacy

Chester & Lester is a beautiful and fun album by two masters. It was recorded in the mid-'70s when Chet Atkins was in his fifties and Les Paul was in his sixties. The latter had been in retirement for a decade before the recording of this album. Nashville studio musicians, including Randy Goodrum on piano and Larrie Londin on drums, back up the master guitarists, but this is by no means a country album. In fact, this album swings on classics such as "Birth of the Blues," "Avalon," and "Caravan." Other classic songs, including "It's Been a Long Time" and "It Had to Be You," are beautifully rendered, featuring Les Paul's instantly recognizable ringing bell tone and Chet Atkins' fluid, slightly twangy sound. The recording has an informal feel, with between-song banter (and even some joking in the middle of songs) included on the record, which adds to the enjoyment and warmth of this album. The listener knows that the musicians are having a great time. According to the liner notes, only two songs have any overdubs, so, "You hear the music just as it came down." And it all "came down" beautifully. [The 2007 edition included bonus tracks.] Tim Griggs, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	It's Been a Long, Long Time	Cahn, Styne	3:31
2	Medley: Moonglow/Picnic [Theme from Picnic]	DeLange, Duning, Hudson, Mills	4:43
3	Caravan [Alternate Version]	Ellington, Mills, Tizol	3:17
4	It Had to Be You	Jones, Kahn	3:32
5	Out of Nowhere	Green, Heyman	3:12
6	Avalon	DeSylva, Jolson, Rose	6:30
7	Birth of the Blues	Brown, Henderson, Desylva	3:04
8	Someday Sweetheart	Spikes, Spikes	3:20
9	'Deed I Do	Rose, Hirsch	2:29
10	Lover Come Back to Me	Romberg, Hammerstein	2:45
11	World Is Waiting for the Sunrise [#][*]	Lockhart, Seitz	2:19
12	You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me [#][*]	Fain, Kahal, Norman	2:47
13	Caravan [Alternate Version][#][*]	Ellington, Mills, Tizol	3:19
14	Medley: Moonglow/Picnic [Rehearsal Version]	DeLange, Duning, Hudson, Mills	5:16