Lester Young
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Lester Willis Young, nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Young (left) in 1944
Young at the Famous Door, New York, c. September 1946. Photo by William P. Gottlieb.
Stan Getz
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Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow tim
Lester Young
…next one to go." Holiday died four months later on July 17, 1959, at age 44. Young's playing style influenced many musicians, including John Coltrane, Stan Getz, B. B. King, John Lewis, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Warne Marsh, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and Paul Desmond. Paul Quinichette modeled his style so closely…
Getz in 1958
Getz and Chet Baker (right) in 1983
With his granddaughter Katie in 1987 at the Lincoln Center