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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.
Discover The Basie Years by Lester Young released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Young plays a fine opening solo and he plays great exchanges with Basie, but that’s basically all that this performance has in common with the 1939 “Lester Leaps In”. The tempo is slower in 1944 than 5 years earlier, and the harmonic progression was “I Got Rhythm” in 1939 and a 12-bar blues on the “remake”. The slower tempo and ...
15. März 2021 · Jazz
1 Leben. 1.1 Die frühen Jahre 1909–1934. 1.2 Die Basie Band 1934–1940. 1.3 Die Kriegszeit. 1.4 Die „Aladdin“-Sessions 1945–1947. 1.5 Der Abstieg. 2 Seine Persönlichkeit. 3 Seine Musik. 4 Seine Kompositionen. 5 Stimmen seiner Kollegen. 6 Sein Einfluss auf den Jazz. 7 Ehrungen. 8 Aufnahmen. 8.1 Aufnahmen 1938–1954. 8.2 Diskografie (Auswahl)
Lester Young reluctantly left the Basie band in 1944 when he was drafted, and he had a horrific year in the Army where he was subject to racism and mental cruelty. The stereotyped legend is that after he was discharged in 1945, he never played at the level of his earlier triumphs. While his state of mind was affected to an extent, Lester Young ...
17. Mai 2018 · Lester Young [1] 1909–1959 Jazz musician Stern Lessons Engendered Young’s Spontaneity [2] Spent Peak Performance Years With Basie [3] Long, Stow Decline Towards Death [4] Selected discography [5] Sources [6] Lester Young [7], nicknamed “Pres” by legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday [8] was, in hi.
