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Lester Young was one of the great innovators in jazz. His style was based on the two saxophonists he most admired, Jimmy Dorsey and Frankie Trumbauer. Young’s style became known for its fluidity, a judicious use of vibrato and emotion. His mature style is very evident on this October 1945 recording of “These Foolish Things” made just after he was discharged from the Army. With Young on this recording are Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Freddie Green (guit... MORE
If there is a word stronger than “elegance” it doesn’t exist for that is exactly what we hear from a very poetic Lester Young on tenor sax. He’s joined in this August 1946 recording by Joe Albany on piano, Red Callender on bass, Irving Ashy on guitar and Chico Hamilton on drums.
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