In addition he was a good saxophonist and pianist , as I know well from having
jammed with him at his house on Boxing Day in 1985 . ( In England , Boxing Day
is the first weekday after Christmas — the name , by the way , has to do with ...
Author: Lewis Porter
Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Press
ISBN: UOM:39015024956701
Category: Music
Page: 323
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Tenor-saxophonist Lester Young (1909-1959) was the most original jazz improviser of the era between Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker. This book retrieves long out-of-print biographical essays and musical studies, a few never before published, as well as a collection of Young's interviews and a selection of rare photographs.