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The Lester Young Story
open our order pageLester Young
Proper Box, 2000
4xCDs. box set. booklet
£15.50

The Lester Young StoryAlong with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, Lester Young was the most influential jazz musician in the history of jazz. The 85 tracks on this CD box set tell the story of one of jazz's greatest story-tellers.

Young developed a cool perspective with a dry, soft sound and lines that moved horizontally, and unlike Hawkins' cutting, edgy sound, Lester's just floated. There was a laid back lilt to his improvistaions strengthened by his legato approach.

Compiled and produced for release by Joop Visser.

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These CDs sets are for sale at £15.50 each.

Postage is £1.30 [1st class recorded post] and £0.50 for subsequent items
[UK only - delivery outside the UK is charged at cost].
FURTHER CDS

Coleman Hawkins: The Bebop Years
The Count Basie Story the great Kansas City band

FURTHER READING

Lester Leaps In the life and times of Lester Young by Douglas Henry Daniels

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