Lester Leaps In

"Lester Leaps In"
Single by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven
Released	1939
Format	78 rpm
Recorded	September 5, 1939, New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	3:12
Label	Vocalion 5118
Writer(s)	Lester Young

"Lester Leaps In" is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven in 1939. The composition, credited to the group's tenor saxophone player Lester Young, is a head arrangement based on the chord progression of "I Got Rhythm", and serves as a vehicle for interweaving solos by Young and Basie.

Eddie Jefferson, pioneer of vocalese, wrote lyrics for the composition, calling his version "I Got the Blues".

In 1960 Harry James released a version on his album Harry James...Today (MGM E-3848).