Lester Young

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Arguably one of the most important pre-bop tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, Pres' influence spans well beyond Quinichette and Bird.
Available material covers approximately two decades, from the early 40's till his death in 1959, most of it being part of either Savoy or Verve catalogs.

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-08 23:19 UTC.

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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.

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Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1955 Pres and Sweets Lester Young & Harry "Sweets" Edison 1
1956 Blue Lester Lester Young 2
1980 The Savoy Recordings Lester Young 1
1998 Ultimate Lester Young Lester Young 1
2002 The Complete Savoy Recordings Lester Young 1
2002 Jazz in Paris: Le dernier message de Lester Young Lester Young 1
2003 Timeless Lester Young Lester Young 1
2010 The Savoy Recordings Lester Young 1
— in Washington, DC Lester Young 1
— Laughin' to Keep From Crying Lester Young, Roy Eldridge & Harry Edison 1
— Lester Young Lester Young 1
— The Complete JATP Performances Charlie Parker & Lester Young 1
— The Complete Lester Young Lester Young 1
— The Jazz Giants Lester Young 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1951 The President, Volume 2 Compilation Lester Young 1
1992 Compact Jazz: Lester Young & the Piano Giants Compilation Lester Young 1
1993 The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 2: 1942-1944 Compilation Lester Young 1
1993 The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 3: 1944-1946 Compilation Lester Young 1
1993 The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions, Volume 4: 1946-1949 Compilation Lester Young 1
1994 Billie Holliday With Lester Young: Lady Day & Prez 1937-1941 Compilation Billie Holiday & Lester Young 1
1994 The Man I Love: 1937-1939 Compilation Billie Holiday & Lester Young 1
1994 Verve Jazz Masters 30 Compilation Lester Young 1
1994 Storyville Masters of Jazz, Volume 7: Lester Young Compilation Lester Young 1
1995 The Complete Aladdin Recordings Compilation Lester Young 1
1995 Lady Day & Pres 1937-1941 Compilation Billie Holiday & Lester Young 1
1995 The Quintessence, Volume 1: Chicago - New York - Los Angeles 1936-1944 Compilation Lester Young 1
1996 Jazz Greats, Volume 18: Lester Young: Linger Awhile Compilation Lester Young 1
1997 Jazz Gallery: Lester Young, Volume I Compilation Lester Young 1
1997 Jazz Gallery: Lester Young, Volume II Compilation Lester Young 1
1997 The "Kansas City" Sessions Compilation Lester Young 1
1997 The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1943-1946 Compilation Lester Young 1
1998 Complete Billie Holiday Lester Young 1937-1946 Compilation Billie Holiday & Lester Young 1
1998 Essential: Masters of Jazz - Lester Young Compilation Lester Young 1
1998 The Chronological Classics: Lester Young 1946-1947 Compilation Lester Young 1
1999 Lester Swings Compilation Lester Young 1
1999 The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve Compilation Lester Young 1
1999 Lester Young: Exercise in Swing Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 The Complete Aladdin Sessions Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 The Lester Young Story Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Lester Young Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 The Best of Lester Young Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 Midnite Jazz & Blues: One O'Clock Jump Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 Midnite Jazz & Blues: Sax-A-Plenty Compilation Lester Young 1
2000 The Quintessence, Volume 2: New York - Los Angeles 1938-1947 Compilation Lester Young 1
2001 I Never Knew Compilation Lester Young 1
2001 Jammin' With Lester Compilation Lester Young 1
2001 Lester Leaps Again Compilation Lester Young 1
2001 Lester Swings Compilation Lester Young 1
2001 Little Pee's Blues Compilation Lester Young 1
2001 Live At The Birdland Compilation Lester Young 1

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