Lester Leaps in is a "rhythm changes" tune written by Lester Young (tenor saxophonist in Count Basie's band) in 1929. Below is a video of Lester Young playing this tune with Count Basie's Kansas City 7 in 1939. In the Depression, and subsequent World War II, big bands wound up playing with their core personnel and swing started to move to the Bebop style, as evidenced by Count Basie's big band becoming the "Kansas City 7". Benny Moton, Basie's bass…

Below you will find the chords for vanillia changes to the tune Lester Leaps In, which uses the same changes as I Got Rhythm, also known as Rhythm Changes. Lester-Leaps-In-Chords-PartsDownload

Below you will find the two note voicings/guide tones and an example bass line for vanilla changes for Lester Leaps In by the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young. You can download this by clicking the download button at the bottom. Lester-Leaps-In-2-Note-Voicing-and-Bass-Line-Full-ScoreDownload