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Lester Young
Woodville, Mississippi, U.S.
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometime clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a m…
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Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometime 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 "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike".
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2004
Improvisation
Movie Self
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2001
Jazz
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1986
'Round Midnight
Movie In Memory Of
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1950
Improvisation
Movie Self
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1944
Jammin' the Blues
Movie Self - on Tenor Sax
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1938
Policy Man
Movie Himself
