The Life of Lester Young
Monday, October 29, 2007
Author Dave Gelly, jazz critic for The Observer, explains how a traveling carnival, Kansas City and a stint in military prison helped shape Lester Young, one of jazz music's giants. He is the author of "Being Prez: The Life and Music of Lester Young."
Comments [2]
The biographer is especially inarticulate on his subject. No real insight on 'Prez' here.
How is Lester Young a forgotten figure in jazz? I don't understand that comment.
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