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Biography

Born: August 27, 1909 in Woodville, MS
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '30s, '40s, '50s

Lester Young was one of the true jazz giants, a tenor saxophonist who came up with a completely different conception in which to play his horn, floating over bar lines with a light tone rather than adopting Coleman Hawkins' then-dominant forceful approach. A non-conformist, Young (nicknamed "Pres" by Billie Holiday)...

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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (feat. Jes..	Lester Young	1:12	$0.99
2.	Too Marvelous for Words (feat. Jesse..	Lester Young	5:53	$0.99
3.	She's Funny That Way (feat. Jesse Dr..	Lester Young	3:09	$0.99
4.	You Can Depend on Me (feat. Jesse Dr..	Lester Young	6:19	$0.99
5.	How High the Moon (feat. Jesse Drake..	Lester Young	2:01	$0.99
6.	The Talk of the Town (feat. Jesse Dr..	Lester Young	3:43	$0.99
7.	On a Slow Boat to China (feat. Jesse..	Lester Young	5:03	$0.99
8.	Indiana (feat. Jesse Drakes, Horace ..	Lester Young	4:10	$0.99
9.	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (Fragment ..	Lester Young	0:15	$0.99
10.	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (Fragment ..	Lester Young	0:51	$0.99
11.	Sunday (feat. Jesse Drakes, Horace S..	Lester Young	5:24	$0.99
12.	Body and Soul (feat. Jesse Drakes, H..	Lester Young	3:38	$0.99
13.	Four Flats Unfurnished (feat. Jesse ..	Lester Young	5:08	$0.99
14.	Jeepers Creepers (Incomplete) [feat...	Lester Young	4:10	$0.99
15.	Up 'N' Adam (feat. Jesse Drakes, Hor..	Lester Young	7:20	$0.99
16.	Blue and Sentimental (Incomplete) [f..	Lester Young	5:42	$0.99

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