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Being Prez : the Life and Music of Lester Young.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Popular music historyPublication details: London : Equinox Pub., 2007.Description: 1 online resource (184 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781845534691
  • 1845534697
  • 1281136980
  • 9781281136985
  • 9786611136987
  • 6611136983
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 788.7092 788.74165092
LOC classification:
  • ML419.Y7G43 2007 ML419.Y7G43
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Contents:
Cover; contents; preface; 1. 'I just loved that music'; 2. the territory; 3. 'well, okay. so now we'll find out what happens'; 4. 'the hippest thing I ever heard'; 5. jumpin' at the woodside; 6. just jivin' around; 7. jammin' the blues; 8. DB blues; 9. jumpin' at mesner 's; 10. 'von hangman is here'; 11. prez returns; 12. 'let's review the books'; 13. 'ivey-divey!'; notes; select discography; index.
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  • digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Summary: Lester Young (1909-1959) was one of the great jazz masters, whose tenor saxophone playing brought new levels of expressiveness and subtlety to the jazz language. This book follows Lester Young through his life in a rapidly changing world, showing how the music of this exceptionally sensitive man was affected by his experiences.
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Lester Young (1909-1959) was one of the great jazz masters, whose tenor saxophone playing brought new levels of expressiveness and subtlety to the jazz language. This book follows Lester Young through his life in a rapidly changing world, showing how the music of this exceptionally sensitive man was affected by his experiences.

Cover; contents; preface; 1. 'I just loved that music'; 2. the territory; 3. 'well, okay. so now we'll find out what happens'; 4. 'the hippest thing I ever heard'; 5. jumpin' at the woodside; 6. just jivin' around; 7. jammin' the blues; 8. DB blues; 9. jumpin' at mesner 's; 10. 'von hangman is here'; 11. prez returns; 12. 'let's review the books'; 13. 'ivey-divey!'; notes; select discography; index.

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