Being Prez The Life and Music of Lester Young by Dave Gelly Mint New unread

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Softcover, ISBN 9781845536046
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2010

k. Lester Young was one of the great jazz masters, and his impact on the course of the art form was profound. He fundamentally changed the way the saxophone was played–his long, flowing lines brought new levels of expressiveness and subtlety to the jazz language, setting the standard for all modern players. In Being Prez, renowned British critic Dave Gelly follows Lester Young through his life in a rapidly changing world,