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Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie 's orchestra, Young was one of the most influential players on his instrument.
16. Apr. 2024 · Lester Young was an American tenor saxophonist who emerged in the mid-1930s Kansas City, Mo., jazz world with the Count Basie band and introduced an approach to improvisation that provided much of the basis for modern jazz solo conception. Young’s tone was a striking departure from the accepted.
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18. März 2024 · Matt Fripp. last updated March 18, 2024. Saxophone. Innovator. Influencer. Troubled genius. Counter-cultural icon. Lester Young was all of these things and more. The tenor saxophonist was one of the great early improvising personalities, whose influence upon generations of subsequent jazz musicians cannot be understated.
August 1909 in Woodville, Mississippi; † 15. März 1959 in New York City ), war ein US-amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist und Klarinettist. Lester Young war einer der den Jazz prägendsten Saxophonisten. Seine Spielweise markiert die Phase des Übergangs vom Swing zum Bebop.
LESTER YOUNG: “Ding Dong” From Tenor Sax Solos, Vol. 1 (Savoy Records XP-8016, 7”PS 1950)1. Lester Young, tenor sax; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guita...
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17. März 2019 · Lester "Prez" Young was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone. He was the greatest improviser between Coleman Hawkins and Louis Armstrong of the 1920s and Charlie Parker in the 1940s. From the beginning, he set out to be different: He had his own lingo; In the Forties, he grew his hair out.
The tenor sax legend, known as Pres, whose melodic, smooth-flowing lines made him the most influential and inventive player of the pre-bop era. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1950s. Born. August 27, 1909 in Woodville, MS. Died. March 15, 1959 in New York, NY. Genre. Jazz. Styles.
