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1. Lester Young was the most influential jazz artist after Louis Armstrong and before Charlie Parker. Lester's first recorded solos on "Shoe Shine Boy" and "Oh, Lady Be Good" sent shockwaves through the jazz world of

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2. LESTER YOUNG The Lester Young Story Vol. 1 - 5 (Fantastic COMPLETE SET of FIVE double LPs in the series, ten vinyl records in total pressed in the UK, compiling, in chronological order, the recorded works of the great Tenor player. Every volume is represented here, spanning to from the early historic Vocalion & Brunswick sessions up to the Count Basie / Billie Holiday band years.

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3. Lester Young's innovative saxophone style had a large influence on other jazz greats in the mid-2oth century. Nicknamed "The Prez," Lester Young was particularly known for his work with the Count Basie Band during the s and s, and for his recordings with vocalist Billie ciszalarbieweivenoteleningtorlo.xyzinfo's freewheeling style included holding the saxophone at odd angles; he often held it nearly horizontal.

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4. Label: Columbia - 33CX • Series: Clef Series • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: UK • Genre: Jazz • Lester Young - The President (, Vinyl) | Discogs Explore.

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5. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Gatefold Vinyl release of The Lester Young Story / Volume 3 Enter The Count on Discogs. Label: Columbia - JG • Series: John Hammond Collection,Contemporary Masters Series • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP, Compilation, Mono Gatefold • Country: US • Genre: Jazz • Style: Big Band, Vocal, Swing.

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6. Apr 14,  · Lester Young also invented a host of other unusual phrases. Some entered the common vernacular, for example his use of the term “bread” to refer to money or “crib” as a way of signifying.

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7. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Lester Young - The Great Lester Young - Volume 2 at Discogs. Complete your Lester Young collection/5(4).

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8. Surmounting it all is Lester Young, at the height of his powers and creating an approach that would revolutionize jazz, floating across the band's punching rhythms with consummate ease and rare invention. Six decades after they were recorded, tunes like "Tickle Toe," "Blow Top," and "Super Chief" still define the idea of swing/5(7).

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