Lester leaps in : the life and times of Lester "Pres" Young / Douglas Henry Daniels.
Lester leaps in : the life and times of Lester "Pres" Young / Douglas Henry Daniels.
Lester leaps in : the life and times of Lester "Pres" Young / Douglas Henry Daniels.
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Boston : Beacon Press, c2002.
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N788.7165/2
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English
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524 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Boston : Beacon Press, c2002.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c2002.
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"He was jazz's first hipster. He performed in sunglasses and coined and popularized phrases like "that's cool" and "you dig?" He always wore a suit and his trademark porkpie hat. He influenced everyone from B. B. King to Stan Getz to Allen Ginsberg, creating a lyrical style of playing that forever changed the sound of the tenor saxophone.".
"In this biography of Lester Young (1909-1959), historian Douglas Daniels brings to life the man and his world, and corrects a number of misconceptions. Even though others have identified Young as a Kansas city musician, Daniels traces his roots to the blues of Louisiana and his early years traveling with his father's band and the legendary Oklahom...
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Lester leaps in : the life and times of Lester "Pres" Young / Douglas Henry Daniels.
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Includes bibliographical references, discography (p. 503-504), and index.
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c2002.
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N788.7165/2
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74Vv4JLBxVyl
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0807071021 (alk. paper)
9780807071021 (alk. paper)
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788.7165092
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991015431139702626
