Going for Myself
Studio album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young
Released	1957
Recorded	July 31, 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles (February 7, 1958, New York City, reissue bonus tracks)
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:59 original LP 75:50 CD reissue
Label	Verve MGV 8298 Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10344
Producer	Norman Granz

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DownBeat	[2]

Going For Myself is a 1957 jazz album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young, accompanied by Oscar Peterson. The album is one of Young's last studio recordings.

Track listing

1. "Flic" (Oscar Peterson, Lester Young) - 06:16
2. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 05:53
3. "St. Tropez" (Harry "Sweets" Edison, Peterson, Young) - 10:05
4. "Waldorf Blues" (Young) - 08:19
5. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) - 06:55
6. "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 07:43

Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 2012:

7. Ballad medley: "A Ghost of a Chance"/"I Cover the Waterfront" (Ned Washington, Ned Young, Bing Crosby)/(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 5:51
8. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 6:14
9. "St. Tropez" - 6:55 - Alternate take
10. "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" - 7:43 - Alternate take
11. "Waldorf Blues" 6:16 - Alternate take

Personnel

• Lester Young - tenor saxophone, clarinet (03 & 09)
• Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet

(Hollywood, July 31, 1957) (Tracks# 01-03, 07-09)

• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Louie Bellson - drums

(New York, February 7, 1958) (Tracks# 04-06, 10-11)

• Lou Stein - piano
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Mickey Sheen - drums

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