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ArtistLester Young

American jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
Real name
Lester Willis Young
Aliases
Pres
Prez
Groups
Jones-Smith Incorporated
Kansas City Six
Count Basie's Blue Five
Count Basie's Kansas City 7
Lester Young Trio
Lester Young Quartet
Lester Young Quintet
Lester Young Sextet
Lester Young and his Band
Lester Young & his Orchestra
The Jazz Giants '56
Helen Humes an her Allstars
Sources
en.wikipedia.org
de.wikipedia.org
discogs.com
Submitted on 04/10/2018.
Last updated on 05/19/2023.
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Performed Songs

34
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Song Honeysuckle Rose (1936)
Performer
Lester Young
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Song Oh, Lady Be Good! (1936)
Performer
Lester Young
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Song Shoe Shine Boy (1936)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song Exactly Like You (1939)
Performer
Glenn Hardman & His Hammond Five
with
Lester Young
1
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Song I Can't Get Started (1942)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song How High The Moon (1943)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song I Got Rhythm (1943)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song Lester Leaps In (1943)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song Sweet Georgia Brown (1943)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song Back Home Again In Indiana (1945)
Performer
Lester Young
LanguageInstrumental
1
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Song Time After Time (1947)
Performer
Sarah Vaughan
&
Lester Young
1
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Song It All Depends On You (1950)
Performer
Lester Young
LanguageInstrumental
1
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Song Pennies From Heaven (1950)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song Rosetta (1951)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song I Can't Get Started With You (1954)
Performer
Lester Young
&
Oscar Peterson Trio
1
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Song Indiana (1954)
Performer
Lester Young
&
Oscar Peterson Trio
1
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Song Just You, Just Me (1954)
Performer
Lester Young
&
Oscar Peterson Trio
1
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Song On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1954)
Performer
Lester Young
&
Oscar Peterson Trio
1
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Song Tea For Two (1954)
Performer
Lester Young
&
Oscar Peterson Trio
1
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Song There'll Never Be Another You (1954)
Performer
Lester Young
&
Oscar Peterson Trio
1
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Song Come Rain Or Come Shine (1955)
Performer
Lester Young
LanguageInstrumental
1
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No video available
Song All Of Me (1956)
Performer
Lester Young
with
Teddy Wilson Quartet
1
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Song Destination Moon (1956)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (1956)
Performer
Lester Young
1
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Song I Didn't Know What Time It Was (1956)
Performer
Lester Young
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Written Songs

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Song Lester Leaps In (1939)
Performer
Count Basie's Kansas City 7
LanguageInstrumental
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Song Jumping With Symphony Sid (1947)
Performer
Lester Young & his Sextet
LanguageInstrumental
15
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Song Tickle Toe (1940)
Performer
Count Basie Orchestra
LanguageInstrumental
4
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Song Dickie's Dream (1939)
Performer
Count Basie's Kansas City 7
LanguageInstrumental
2
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Song Rock-A-Bye Basie (1939)
Performer
Count Basie Orchestra
LanguageInstrumental
1
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Song D. B. Blues (1946)
Performer
Lester Young and his Band
LanguageInstrumental
1
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