Lester Young Biografie
Lester Willis Young, genannt „Prez“ oder „Pres“ (* 27. August 1909 in Woodville, Mississippi; † 15. März 1959 in New York City), war ein US-amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist und Klarinettist. Lester Young war einer der einflussreichen Saxophonisten des Jazz. Seine Spielweise markiert den Punkt des Übergangs vom Swing zum Bebop. Charakteristisch waren – ganz im Gegensatz zum kraftvollen Sound von Coleman Hawkins – sein schlanker, heller Ton und sein elegantes Spiel. Einen hörbaren Einfluss auf das Spiel von Lester Young hatte Frankie Trumbauer.[1] Gemeinsam mit dem Gitarristen Charlie Christian und dem Bassisten Jimmy Blanton, war er eine der Schlüsselfiguren des Jazz in den frühen 1940er Jahren.
Lester Young - 331 Songtexte
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street0
- Stompin At The Savoy0
- I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance0
- Lester's Savoy Jump0
- What Do You Want With My Heart0
- Don's Idea0
- Honeysuckle Rose0
- Blue Skies0
- I Surrender Dear0
- Kat's Fur0
- Back Home Again in Indiana0
- Lester's Blues0
- Ridin' The Riff0
- Flat Rock0
- Worried And Blue0
- Riffin And Jivin0
- A Foggy Day0
- Down 'N Adam0
- In A Little Spanish Town0
- 'Deed I Do0
- Let's Fall In Love0
- Little Pee Blues0
- Thou Swell0
- Jeepers Creepers0
- Ad Lib Blues0
- I Can't Get Started With You0
- Just You, Just Me0
- Almost Like Being In Love0
- Tea For Two0
- There'll Never Be Another You0
- Indiana0
- Stardust0
- Confessin'0
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love0
- These Foolish Things0
- Lester Swings0
- Count Every Star0
- It All Depends On You0
- September In The Rain0
- Pete's Cafe0
- Slow Motion Blues0
- I Can't Get Started0
- Mean To Me0
- Red Boy Blues0
- Pennies From Heaven0
- That's All0
- One O'Clock Jump0
- She's Funny That Way0
- There Will Never Be Another You0
- One O'Clock Jump Basie0
- Salute To Benny0
- They Can't Take That Away From Me0
- Romping0
- Gypsy In My Soul0
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone0
- Prisioner Of Love0
- Louise0
- Pres Returns0
- Love Me Or Leave Me0
- Love Is Here To Stay0
- Gigantic Blues0
- Sunday0
- Jumpin' With Symphony Sid0
- Sax-O-Be-Bop0
- Ne Eyes Blues0
- Jumpin' At The Woodside0
- Easy Does It0
- I'm Confessin'0
- East Of The Sun0
- Sheik Of Araby0
- Something To Remember You By0
- Just Coolin'0
- Lady Be Good0
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was0
- Three Little Words0
- Pennies From Heaven0
- I Cover the Waterfront0
- A.B. Blues0
- Almost Like Being In Love0
- Lullaby of Birdland0
- Be Bop Boogie0
- D.B. Blues0
- D. B. Blues0
- I Cover The Waterfront0
- How High The Moon0
- Just You Just Me0
- Three Little Words0
- Star Dust0
- Somebody Loves Me0
- I've Found A New Baby0
- Back To The Land0
- I Want To Be Happy0
- The Man I Love0
- Oh Lady, Be Good!0
- Lullabye Of Birdland0
- I Cover The Water Front0
- Undercover Girl Blues0
- (Back Home Again In) Indiana0
- New D.B. Blues0
- I Didn't Know What Time Is Was0
- Oh, Lady Be Good0
- Almost Like Words0
- There Little Words0
- Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana)0
- Penniers From Heaven0
- New D. B. Blues0
- Lester Leaps In0
- Sweet Georgia Brown0
- I'm Confessin' That I Love You0
- Destination Moon0
- I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan0
- This Year's Kisses0
- You Can Depend On Me0
- Neenah0
- Body And Soul0
- Up And Adam0
- Big Eyes Blues (Aka Lester's Blues #2)0
- Lester's Mop Mop Blues0
- Way Down Younder In New Orleans0
- Way Down Younder In New Orleans*0
- Countless Blues0
- Countless Blues*0
- Them There Eyes0
- Them There Eyes*0
- I Want A Little Girl0
- I Want A Little Girl*0
- Pagin The Devil0
- Pagin The Devil*0
- Three Little Words*0
- Jo Jo0
- Jo Jo*0
- I Got Rhythm0
- I Got Rhythm*0
- Four O'Clock Drag0
- Four O'clock Drag *0
- When You're Smiling0
- Fast Bb Blues0
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)0
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)0
- Kiss Me Again0
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)0
- I'm In The Mood For Love0
- Big Top Blues0
- Come Rain Or Come Shine0
- Rose Room0
- Another Mambo0
- Jumpi'n With Symphony Sid0
- Theme0
- Up'N Adam0
- Perdido0
- Jumpin' & Stompin'0
- Deed I Do0
- Seventh Ave Romp0
- Up 'N Adam0
- Too Marvelous For Words0
- Encore0
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams0
- Frenesi0
- Sometimes I'm Happy0
- Indiana (Back Home Again In )0
- G's, If You Please0
- Talk Of The Town0
- Lester Blows Again0
- Lester's Be-Bop0
- After You've Gone0
- Jammin' With Lester0
- Jumpin' At Mesners0
- You're Driving Me Crazy0
- Lover Come Back To Me0
- Lester Smooths It Out0
- Up And At'Em0
- Too Marvellous For Words0
- Carnegie Blues0
- Blues0
- Lester Gambols0
- Robbin's Nest0
- Can't We Be Friends0
- Fast B-Flat Blues0
- St. Louis Blues II0
- I'm Fer It Too0
- CD 10
- Shoe Shine Boy0
- A Sailboat In The Moonlight0
- Every Tub0
- Doggin' Around0
- Jumping At Woodside0
- Shorty George0
- Taxi War Dance0
- Dickie's Dream0
- Tickle Toe0
- I Never Knew0
- All Of Me0
- CD 20
- Hello Babe0
- Exercixe In Swing0
- Blue Lester0
- Midnight Symphony0
- Fine And Mellow I0
- Fine And Mellow II0
- Blues In C0
- Pennies Fron Heaven0
- This Is Always0
- Kenny Clarke On Prez0
- Diggin' For Dex0
- My Ideal0
- Blue Lou0
- Ain't It The Truth0
- Journey To The Stars0
- Let's Mop It0
- Up' N Adam0
- Prez's Voice0
- Polka Dots And Moonbeans0
- Dinah0
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home0
- My, What A Fry0
- It's The Talk Of The Town0
- I Found A New Baby0
- Hallo Babe0
- Linger Awhile0
- Afternoon Of A Basie Ite0
- After Theatre Jump0
- Six Cats And A Prince0
- Lester Leaps Again0
- Destination K.C.0
- I Got Rhythmn0
- Foru O'Clock Drag0
- Exercise In Swing0
- Salute To Fats0
- Basie English Take0
- I Don´t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance0
- Jump Lester Jump0
- D B Blues0
- Jumping At Mesners0
- It´S Only A Paper Moon0
- After You´ve Gone0
- Jammin With Lester0
- I´ve Found A New Baby0
- Peg O My Heart0
- I Want A Litlle Girl0
- You´re Driving Me Crazy0
- New Lester Leaps In0
- Lester´s Be Bop0
- She´s Funny That Way0
- S.M. BLues0
- Jumping With Symphony Sid0
- No Eyes Blues0
- Sx O Be Bop0
- On The Sunny Side Of The Stree0
- Movin With Lester0
- One O´Clock Jump0
- Jumping At The Woodside0
- I´m Confessin0
- Just Coolin0
- The Sheik Of Araby0
- Crazy Over J Z Take 20
- Ding Dong Take 20
- Blues N Bells Take 10
- June Bug0
- Polka Dods And Moonbeams0
- Undercover (Girl) Blues0
- Little Pee's Blues0
- Down 'N' At'Em0
- Afternoon Of A Basie-Ite0
- Basie English0
- Boogie Woogie0
- Blue And Sentimental0
- Way Down Yonder In New Orleans0
- Pagin' The Devil0
- Jive At Five0
- Twelfth Street Rag0
- Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie0
- I Left My Baby0
- Tickle-Toe0
- Broadway0
- Jo-Jo0
- Don't You Know0
- Chris 'N' Diz0
- Lester Leaps In (Version 1)0
- It Takes Two To Tango0
- Flat Hat Blues0
- Tenor King0
- Swingin' At Milts0
- It's Only A Paper Moon0
- Sad Eyes0
- Big Eyes Blues0
- Jumpin' With Symphony Kid0
- Sax-A-Plenty0
- To The Best 'Kats'0
- A Foggy Day In London Town0
- Takin' A Chance On Love0
- If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight0
- Blues For Marvin0
- Jamming The Blues0
- Crazy Rhythm0
- Ballad Medley0
- The Very Thought Of You0
- Prez's Mood0
- There'll Never Be Another You0
- They Can't Take That Away From Me0
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone0
- Evenin'0
- Boogie Woogie I May Be Wrong0
- Them Tere Eyes0
- I Ain't Got Nobody0
- Goin To Chicago Blues0
- Live And Love Tonight0
- China Boy0
- Exactly Like You0
- Upright Organ Blues0
- Who0
- Jazz Me Blues0
- Dickie's Dream0
- I Can't Get Satified0
- I`m Confessin`0
- When You're Smiling0
- I Can't Get Started0
- I Can`t Give You Anything But Love0
- (It Takes) Two To Tango0
- Theme: Lullaby Of Birdland0
- Announcement0
- Polkadots And Moonbeams0
- Up 'N Adam0
- Lester And Announcer Speak0
- Blues In G0
- This Year's Kisses0
- Up'N'Adam0
- I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan0
- I Can't Get Started With You0
- I Didn't Know What Time it was0
- Sometimes I'm Happy0
- Stardust (Bonus Track)0
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