For hard-core jazz fans, Barack Obama is the second African-American president. Tenor saxophonist Lester Young was the first. He didn’t win 365 electoral votes, but he won the vote of Billie Holiday, ...
Program notes on container. Performer(s): Lester Young, saxophone, with Count Basie and his Orchestra. Production notes: Recorded 1936-1940. Table of contents Pound cake --Rock-a-bye Basie --Riff ...
Along with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker, the legendary tenor saxophonist Lester Young is considered one of the seminal figures in the history of jazz. From his first recorded ...
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