New Lester Leaps In (song)

"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.

Personnel (original 1939 recording)

 * Count Basie - piano
 * Lester Young - tenor saxophone
 * Buck Clayton - trumpet
 * Dicky Wells - trombone
 * Freddie Green - guitar
 * Walter Page - bass
 * Jo Jones - drums