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Lester Young
Lester Young
Born: Aug 27, 1909 in Woodville, MS
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Died: Mar 15, 1959 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool/West Coast Jazz, Straight Ahead, Traditional Jazz/Swing, Vocal Jazz, Other, Vocal, Big Band, Bop
Biography: Lester Young was one of the true jazz giants, a tenor saxophonist who came up with a completely different conception in which to play his horn, floating over bar lines with a light tone rather than adopting Coleman Hawkins' then-dominant forceful approach. A non-conformist, Young (nicknamed "Pres" by ...Read full biography
Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio
Released: 1952
Label: Verve Records
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Defying what has become conventional wisdom, tenor saxophonist Lester Young (when he was reasonably healthy) actually cut some of his greatest recordings in the 1950s. On this wonderful effort with pianist ...Read full review
The Jazz  Giants 56
Released: 1956
Label: Verve Records
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Even critics who feel (against the recorded evidence to the contrary) that little of tenor saxophonist Lester Young's postwar playing is at the level of his earlier performances make an exception for this ...Read full review
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