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Lester Young
Lester Willis Young, 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. In contrast to many of his hard-driving peers, Young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated harmonies, using what one critic called "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike". Known for his hip, introverted style, he invented or popularized much of the hipster jargon which came to be associated with the music. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Young) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?
2024
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Jump, Lester, Jump
2024
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Shoe Shine Boy
2024
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Just Jazz Presents, Coleman Hawkins & Lester Young
2024
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I'll Never Be The Same
2023
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I'm Confessin'
2023
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The Prez
2023
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The Paris Sessions
2023
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Pagin' the Devil
2023
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A Sailboat In The Moonlight
2023
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There Will Never Be Another You
Single • 2024
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Love Or Leave Me (feat. Teddy Wilson)
Single • 2023
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The Dream's Tweeters
Single • 2015
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Ghost of a Chance (Mono Version)
EP • 2014
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Funky, Funky Horse (Digital 45)
Single • 2013
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Bugaloo Pete / Watch Yourself (Digital 45)
Single • 2013
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Wobble Time / You'll Miss Me (Digital 45)
Single • 2013
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Marybell / Walkin' Down a Lonely Street (Digital 45)
Single • 2013
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I'll Forever Love You (Digital 45)
Single • 2013
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Your Handy Man / Birmingham (Digital 45)
Single • 2013
Videos See All
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LESTER YOUNG - «I Can't Get Started» (1952)
poncela50 • 6.5K views
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Lester Young & Oscar Peterson - There Will Never Be Another You duplicate
Okmusix • 8.5K views
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Lester Young Teddy Wilson All of Me
Gio Co • 19K views
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