Lester Leaps In

Lester Leaps In is a  song recorded by Count Basie and the Kansas City Seven in 1939 and it featured Lester Young on the tenor sax. The song is a 32-bar, AABA, riff tune on Rhythm Changes. 

Here is the 1939 recording.

A song the is Rhythm Changes means it has the same changes as the song I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin. Here is a version of the song in its show business setting, the musical Girl Crazy. The band is Tommy Dorsey.

Here is a jazz version of the song by Sarah Vaughan.

Here are some Backing Tracks for Lester Leaps In. A slow version to get started then a faster version. You can also by an app called iReal Pro. This app plays backgrounds like this that are variable speed and changeable key.