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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."

"Being Prez" on Amazon.com


Comments

  • [1] Robie from Bergen County October 29, 2007 - 02:24PM

    How is Lester Young a forgotten figure in jazz? I don't understand that comment.
  • [2] jb from Brooklyn, NY October 30, 2007 - 11:41AM

    The biographer is especially inarticulate on his subject. No real insight on 'Prez' here.

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