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Lester Young

American jazz saxophonist

1909 - 1959

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His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester Young is the 589th most popular musician, the 3,395th most popular biography from United States and the 178th most popular American Musician.

Lester Young is most famous for his light, swinging tenor saxophone style with Count Basie that helped define swing-era jazz. He coined influential slang like "cool" and "bread" while preferring to play seated with his horn angled upward. His airy phrasing and melodic approach profoundly shaped cool jazz and later saxophonists such as Stan Getz.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Lester Young ranks 589 out of 3,175. Before him are Claude-Michel Schönberg, Murray Perahia, Nelson Freire, İdil Biret, Gil Evans, and Christoph Schneider. After him are Marty Friedman, Roger Hodgson, Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, Loreena McKennitt, and Coleman Hawkins.

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Among people born in 1909, Lester Young ranks 118. Before him are Pavle Đurišić, Juan José Nogués, Patricia Hayes, Homi J. Bhabha, Franz Six, and August Derleth. After him are Bernd Rosemeyer, Gottfried von Cramm, David Frankfurter, Indro Montanelli, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, and Anthony Mamo. Among people deceased in 1959, Lester Young ranks 71. Before him are Karl Mauss, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Dmitry Manuilsky, Victor McLaglen, Benjamin Péret, and Kathryn Adams. After him are Werner Krauss, Adolf Ziegler, Maxie Long, Curt Sachs, Carl Switzer, and Ernst Fast.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester Young ranks 3,395 out of NaN. Before him are Bruce Rauner (1957), Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964), Suzanne Pleshette (1937), Jamaal Wilkes (1953), Stephen Foster (1826), and Christian Slater (1969). After him are E. G. Marshall (1914), Bruce Boxleitner (1950), Marty Friedman (1962), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Stefanie Powers (1942), and Al Freeman Jr. (1934).

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Among Musicians In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lester Young ranks 178. Before him are Peter Cetera (1944), Tommy Bolin (1951), Steven Van Zandt (1950), Grace Slick (1939), Tommy Flanagan (1930), and Murray Perahia (1947). After him are Marty Friedman (1962), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), and James Taylor (1948).

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