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Lester Young

Young (left) in 1944 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. 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Swinging jazz in Schwabing: Live-Aufnahmen aus einem Concert am 25.01.1981 in Gerry's Music-Corner in München-Schwabing
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959, Brooks, Shelton 1886-1975, Blake, Eubie 1883-1983, Layton, Turner 1894-1978, Henderson, Ray 1896-1970, Shavers, Charlie 1917-1971, Gershwin, George 1898-1937, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Brooks, Shelton 1886-1975, Blake, Eubie 1883-1983, Layton, Turner 1894-1978, Henderson, Ray 1896-1970

    Published 1981
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    Jazz today
    by Porter, Cole 1891-1964, Young, Lester 1909-1959

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    Big Bands: 1950 - 1970
    by Noble, Ray 1903-1978, Noble, Ray 1903-1978, Consiglio, Mario 1907-1975, Ellington, Duke 1899-1974, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Mulligan, Gerry 1927-1996

    Published 2008
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    Lullaby of birdland
    by Shearing, George 1919-2011, Kern, Jerome 1885-1945, Singleton, Charles 1913-1985, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Maschwitz, Eric 1901-1969, Link, Harry 1896-1956, Strachey, Jack, Gillespie, Dizzy 1917-1993

    Published 1950
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    Body & soul: the evolution of a tenor saxophone standard
    by Allen, Eric, (Eric D.) 1973-, Hawkins, Coleman 1904-1969, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Getz, Stan 1927-1991, Rollins, Sonny 1930-, Coltrane, John 1926-1967, Gordon, Dexter 1923-1990, Brecker, Michael 1949-2007, Potter, Chris 1971-

    Published 2015
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    Charlie Ventura 1949 - 1951: with Red Rodney, Benny Green, Manny Albam, Conte Candoli, Jimmy Wisner, Betty Bennett, Charlie Kennedy, George Russell...
    by Ventura, Charlie 1916-1992, Strayhorn, Billy 1915-1967, Gordon, Irving 1915-1996, Mills, Irving 1894-1985, Ellington, Duke 1899-1974, De Lange, Eddie 1904-1949, Bigard, Barney 1906-1980, Tizol, Juan 1900-1984, Feather, Leonard 1914-1994, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Buchanan, .., Nichols, Alberta, Swanson, .., Caesar, Irving 1895-1996, Youmans, Vincent 1898-1946, Noble, Ray 1903-1978, Jolson, Al 1886-1950, DeSylva, Buddy G. 1895-1950, Rose, Vincent 1880-1944, Reynolds, Ellis, Neiburg, Al. J. 1902-1978, Daugherty, Doc, Schoebel, Elmer 1896-1970, Meyers, Billy, Pettis, Jack

    Published 2003
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    The "Kansas City" sessions
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959

    Published 1997
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    Centerpiece: Live at the blue note ; featuring Harry "Sweets" Edison and Junior Mance
    by Grey, Al 1925-2000, Mance, Junior 1928-2021, Warren, Harry 1893-1981, Harris, Barry 1929-2021, Brown, Benjamin, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Rodgers, Richard 1902-1979, Edison, Harry 1915-1999

    Published 1995
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    Lester leaps in
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959

    Published 1990
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    Tickle toe
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959

    Published 1990
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    Hampton Hawes Trio
    Vol. 2 - This is Hampton Hawes - the trio
    by Schwartz, Arthur 1900-1984, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Hawes, Hampton 1928-1977, Kern, Jerome 1885-1945, Parker, Charlie 1920-1955, Monk, Thelonious 1917-1982, Williams, Cootie 1911-1985, Ellington, Duke 1899-1974, Duke, Vernon 1903-1969, Mitchell, Red 1927-1992, Thompson, Chuck 1926-

    Published 1987
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    The essential Count Basie
    Vol. 1
    by Gershwin, George 1898-1937, Basie, Count 1904-1984, Rushing, Jimmy 1902-1972, Basie, Count 1904-1984, Coslow, Sam 1902-1982, Kahn, Gus 1886-1941, Donaldson, Walter 1893-1947, Collins, Shad, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Creamer, Henry 1879-1930, Johnson, James P. 1894-1955, Bowman, Euday L. 1887-1949, Martin, Skip 1916-1976, Edison, Harry 1915-1999, Carr, Leroy 1905-1935

    Published 1987
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    Pres, the complete Savoy recordings
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959

    Published 1976
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    Lester Young in Washington, D.C. 1956
    Vol. 1
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959

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    The sound: the complete 1948 - 1952 quintet sessions
    by Getz, Stan 1927-1991, Haig, Al 1924-1982, Roney, J., Johnston, Arthur, Burke, Johnny 1908-1964, Gryce, Gigi 1925-1983, Silver, Horace 1928-2014, Kern, Jerome 1885-1945, Hammerstein, Oscar 1895-1960, Rodgers, Richard 1902-1979, Hart, Lorenz 1895-1943, Lecuona, Ernesto 1896-1963, Stillmann, Al, Russell, S. K., Blackburn, John, Suessdorf, Karl, Smith, J., Crosby, Bing 1903-1977, Washington, Dinah 1924-1963, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Parish, Mitchell 1900-1993, Perkins, Frank, Gershwin, George 1898-1937, Gershwin, Ira 1896-1983, Lawrence, Jack 1912-2009

    Published 1994
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    Jazz immortal series
    Vol. 2 - The Pres
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959, Crosta, P., Sambataro, J., Bruce, S., Garrison, .., Lewis, Morgan, Burke, Johnny 1908-1964, Johnston, Arthur

    Published 1992
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    Swing-Raritäten <27.02.1989>
    by Dorsey, Tommy 1905-1956, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Ellington, Duke 1899-1974

    Published 1989
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    The essential Count Basie
    Band 2
    by Gaskill, Clarence, Basie, Count 1904-1984, McHugh, Jimmy 1894-1969, MacDonald, Ballard 1882-1935, Rose, Billy 1899-1966, Meyer, Joseph 1894-1987, Young, Lester 1909-1959, Basie, Count 1904-1984, Gibson, Andy, Rushing, Jimmy 1902-1972, Koehler, Ted 1894-1973, Arlen, Harold 1905-1986, Kahn, Gus 1886-1941, Rito, Ted Fio, Razaf, Andy 1895-1973, Schafer, Bob, Johnson, J. C., Oliver, Sy 1910-1988, Young, Joe 1889-1939, Edison, Harry 1915-1999, Smith, T., Goodman, Benny 1909-1986, Mundy, J. R.

    Published 1987
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    Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
    by Feyne, Buddy, Young, Lester 1909-1959

    Published 2016
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    Lester leaps in
    by Young, Lester 1909-1959

    Published 1978
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