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Lester Young

Real Name:
Lester Willis Young
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US jazz tenor saxophoneplayer (August 27th, 1909, Woodville - March 15th, 1959, New York), ranks together with Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster as one of the three "great tenors" of the the swing era.
On occasion known to play clarinet.
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Aliases:
Pres (2)
In Groups:
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra, Buster Harding's Orchestra, Count Basie And The Kansas City Seven, Count Basie Blue Five, Count Basie Orchestra, Count Basie Sextet, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Glenn Hardman And His Hammond Five, JATP All Stars, Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men, Johnny Guarnieri's All Star Orchestra, Jones-Smith Incorporated, Kansas City Six, Lester & Lee Young's Orchestra, Lester Young & The Piano Giants, Lester Young And His Band, Lester Young And His Orchestra, Lester Young Quartet, Lester Young Quintet, Lester Young Trio, Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio, Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra, The Jazz Giants '56, The Lester Young Sextet, The Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet
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MG 9002 Lester Young Tenor Sax Solos ‎(10", Mono) Savoy Records MG 9002 US 1951 Sell This Version
Lester Young, The Oscar Peterson Trio Lester Young, The Oscar Peterson Trio - Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #1 (Album) Norgran Records US 1954 Sell This Version
Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio* Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio* - Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #2 (Album) Norgran Records US 1954 Sell This Version
Lester Young The President (Album) Norgran Records US 1954 Sell This Version
MG-26021 Lester Young, Paul Quinichette Lester Young, Paul Quinichette - Pres Meets Vice Pres ‎(10", Mono) EmArcy MG-26021 US 1954 Sell This Version
Illinois Jacquet / Lester Young Illinois Jacquet / Lester Young - Battle Of The Saxes (Album) Aladdin Records US 1955 Sell This Version
Lester Young, Harry Edison Lester Young, Harry Edison - Pres & Sweets (Album, Comp) Norgran Records US 1955 Sell This Version
MG N-1022 Lester Young Lester Young ‎(LP, Mono) Norgran Records MG N-1022 US 1955 Sell This Version
Count Basie And His Orchestra* Featuring Lester Young Count Basie And His Orchestra* Featuring Lester Young - Lester Leaps In (Comp, Album) Epic US 1956 Sell This Version
Lester Young Lester Swings Again (Album) Norgran Records US 1956 Sell This Version
Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio - The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio (Album, Comp) Norgran Records US 1956 Sell This Version
Lester Young, Teddy Wilson Lester Young, Teddy Wilson - Pres And Teddy (Album) American Recording Society US 1957 Sell This Version
Harry Edison, Lester Young Harry Edison, Lester Young - Going For Myself... (Album) Verve Records US 1958 Sell This Version
Lester Young With Howard McGhee, Chico Hamilton, Willie Smith (2), Curtis Counce, Joe Albany, Vic Dickenson, Irving Ashby Lester Young With Howard McGhee, Chico Hamilton, Willie Smith (2), Curtis Counce, Joe Albany, Vic Dickenson, Irving Ashby - Swinging Lester Young (Comp, Album) Score (3) US 1957 Sell This Version
Lester Young, Roy Eldridge And Harry Edison Lester Young, Roy Eldridge And Harry Edison - Laughin' To Keep From Cryin' (Album) Verve Records US 1958 Sell This Version
Lester Young Le Dernier Message De Lester Young (Album) Barclay France 1959 Sell This Version
Lester Young With Count Basie And His Orchestra* Lester Young With Count Basie And His Orchestra* - Lester Young Memorial Album Volume 1 (Comp) Epic US 1959 Sell This Version
Charlie Parker And Lester Young Charlie Parker And Lester Young - An Historic Meeting At The Summit (Album) Charlie Parker Records, Charlie Parker Records US 1961 Sell This Version
Lester Young Just You, Just Me (Album) Charlie Parker Records US 1961 Sell This Version
Lester Young Pres (Album, Comp) Charlie Parker Records, Charlie Parker Records US 1961 Sell This Version
PLP 401 , PLP 402 Alessandro Protti, Charlie Parker, Lester Young Alessandro Protti, Charlie Parker, Lester Young - A Treasure Of Immortal Jazzmen ‎(2xLP, Album) Charlie Parker Records, Charlie Parker Records PLP 401 , PLP 402 Italy 1961 Sell This Version
Lester Young Lester Young With The Kansas City Five (Comp) Commodore US 1962 Sell This Version
Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee & Lester Young Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee & Lester Young - A Date With Greatness (Album) Imperial US 1962 Sell This Version
SU-209 Count Basie, Francis Bay Et Son Orchestre, Lester Young Count Basie, Francis Bay Et Son Orchestre, Lester Young - Rock-A-Bye Basie ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Sutton SU-209 US 1963 Sell This Version
Lester Young Pres Is Blue (Album) Charlie Parker Records US 1963 Sell This Version

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