Lester Young

Deutsch: Lester Willis Young, genannt „Prez“ oder „Pres“ (* 27. August 1909, Woodville, Mississippi; † 15. März 1959, New York City) war ein amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist und Klarinettist.

English: Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909; March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.

Shellacks

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  Aladdin Records

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  „I Got Rhythm“ (Mercury Records

William P. Gottlieb Collection

Fotografiert von William P. Gottlieb:

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  Lester Young

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  Lester Young

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  Nesuhi Ertegun, Herb Abramson, Ahmet Ertegun, Mezz Mezzrow, Jay Higginbotham, Art Hodes, Lou McGarity, Henry Allen, Lester Young, and Sadi Coylin, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C., ca. 1940

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  Ray Bauduc, Herschel Evans, Bob Haggard, Eddie Miller, Lester Young, Matty Matlock, Howard Theatre, Washington D.C., ca. 1941

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  Art Hodes, Henry Allen, Pete Johnson, Lou McGarity, and Lester Young, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., ca. 1940

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  Count Basie, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Harry Edison, Herschel Evans, Eddie Miller, Lester Young, Matty Matlock, June Richmond, and Bob Crosby, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., ca. 1941

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  J. C. Higginbotham, Pete Johnson, Red Allen, and Lester Young. National Press Club, Washington D.C., ca. 1940