Lester Leaps In The Life and Times of Lester Pres Young

Name: Lester Leaps In The Life and Times of Lester Pres Young
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ISBN: 9780807071250

ISBN-10: 0807071250

ISBN-13: 9780807071250

Edition: 2003 (Reprint)

Authors: Douglas Henry Daniels

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Lester Young, the legendary tenor saxophonist whose career spanned the swing and bebop years, was jazz music's first hipster. In this biography, historian Douglas Daniels corrects the misconceptions about this artist.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 2/17/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English




Many Moons Ago



The President of the Tenor Saxophone



Shoeshine Boy: Way Down Yonder, 1909-1919



The Professor: The Louisiana Heritage



Big Top Blues: On the Road, 1919-1926



Jump Lester Jump: Winter Homes, 1919-1929



The Spark in My Heart



Red Boy Blues: The Territorial Years, 1929-1932



Blue Devil Blues: 1932-1933



Big Eyes Blues: In the Court of the King, 1933



No Eyes Blues: More Than Just Music, 1934-1936



Poundcake: The Holy Main, 1936-1940



Watts Eyes: Paying Dues, 1941-1943



D.B. Blues: Tribulation and Trial, 1943-1945



Up Here by Myself



Sax-O-Be-Bop: Life at the Top



Lester Blows Again: Critics' and Sidemen's Views



Movin' with Lester: "Always Reaching . . . "



Up 'n' Adam: The Cult of the Cool



The Legacy



Good-bye Pork Pie Hat Personal Interviews


Notes


Selected Discography


Acknowledgments


Index