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Jazz saxophonist Lester “Prez” Young became a leading swing era instrumentalist and innovator with bandleader Count Basie and in combos of his own during the 1930s. Born in Woodville, Mississippi, on 27 August 1909, Young was the son of Willis H. Young, a schoolteacher and music professor from Thibodaux, Louisiana, and Lizetta Johnson Young, from […]
1 mai 2008 · Biographer Douglas Daniels discusses his groundbreaking biography of Lester Young, the legendary tenor saxaphonist whose career spanned swing and bebop eras....
Billie Holiday dubbed Lester Young the President of the Tenor Sax, ‘Pres’ for short, and he was certainly one of the most impactful, inspiring a generation o...
L'émission légendaire de jazz sur France Culture "Black and Blue" propose en 1976 un épisode sur le saxophoniste ténor Lester Young. Les producteurs Lucien Malson et Alain Gerber convient le pianiste de jazz Henri Renaud pour évoquer ce qu'a été la révolution musicale de "Prez" (le Président).
Lester Young passed away on Mar. 15, 1959 when he was still just 49. Pres’ next to last studio album is worth a listen. He is joined by both Roy Eldridge and Harry “Sweets” Edison on trumpets, pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Mickey Sheen.
Lester Willis Young (Woodville, Mississippi, 27 de agosto de 1909 - Nova Iorque, 15 de março de 1959) foi um saxofonista -tenor norte-americano . Lester, cuja alcunha era "Prez", cresceu numa família família de músicos de relevo. O seu irmão, Lee Young foi um baterista notável e vários dos outros membros da família eram músicos ...
Lester Young quitte à la fin de 1940 l’orchestre de Count Basie, pour des raisons un peu obscures : selon certaines rumeurs, sa superstition l’aurait conduit à refuser de jouer avec la troupe un vendredi 13, entraînant la colère de Basie.
