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  1. #26

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    Quote Originally Posted by grahambop
    There was a guy called Paul Quinichette who copied Pres so much that he was known as the ‘Vice-Pres’!

    It was after hearing Quinichette and other younger saxophonists mimicking his own style that Lester, in his later years remarked, "They're pickin' the bones while the body's still warm".
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    Quote Originally Posted by citizenk74
    Not to mention Lady Day's.
    absolutely!..she was the one that nicknamed him prez...and he was the one that nicknamed her lady day!!

    good read about them here- two greats!!!

    Billie Holiday and Lester Young: Lady Day and Prez | Music | The Guardian

    cheers

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    .. When music was best!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
    Re' Rollins, I sort of get where Sonny is coming from, but where does Sonny fit in? He seems pretty lyrical like Young to me.
    Rollins said Hawk was his idol when he was learning the sax.

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    Lester Young - The Pres-img_20200224_102905-jpgLester Young - The Pres-img_20200224_102914-jpg

    Badly-recorded, but wonderful album. Found in a local junk shop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
    Lester Young - The Pres-img_20200224_102905-jpgLester Young - The Pres-img_20200224_102914-jpg

    Badly-recorded, but wonderful album. Found in a local junk shop.
    Wow....never seen that one - I'm tempted to say 'recording or it didn't happen'

  8. #32

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    I would record it if I had the technology to do so, but I don't. But I did find this on youtube. Dig Lester's first break!


  9. #33

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    Quote Originally Posted by dot75
    Wow....never seen that one - I'm tempted to say 'recording or it didn't happen'

  10. #34

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    That's the same recording I've heard before, with Goodman et al. It's on multiple releases. I suspect this LP is just another compilation of the same recording session. It has been retouched for a slightly different sound, but it's the same recording.

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    Strewth....not only did it happen, I've got the record to prove it - albeit with a different cover....it's one of the 300 + in my garage I've never got around to digitising. I recognised the version of Lester's Dream & went on an expedition...

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    Does anyone know the name of the recording Pres made with a trumpet player and, I think, organist? It was around '41, and I think Lee Castle was involved. Phil Schaap, who thinks he knows everything, told me no such record date ever happened. Sorry, Phil, luv ya---but I heard it with my own ears on the radio...

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    Quote Originally Posted by joelf
    Does anyone know the name of the recording Pres made with a trumpet player and, I think, organist? It was around '41, and I think Lee Castle was involved. Phil Schaap, who thinks he knows everything, told me no such record date ever happened. Sorry, Phil, luv ya---but I heard it with my own ears on the radio...

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    The internet knows everything. You just have to ask it the right questions, which is the difficult part. I usually ask DuckDuckGo, which doesn't tell Google what you searched for. I don't know what wintermoon used.

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    My brain

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    Quote Originally Posted by wintermoon
    My brain
    Your BRAIN?!

    Why you---you---HERETIC!!

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    Full disclosure, I knew the tune and knew it had organ in the title (I'm a self confessed organ nut) but had to google it to get the exact title.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgosnell
    The internet knows everything. You just have to ask it the right questions, which is the difficult part. I usually ask DuckDuckGo, which doesn't tell Google what you searched for.
    "Dr. Lester Young, MD is a critical care surgery specialist in Augusta, GA and has been practicing for 8 years. He specializes in critical care surgery and trauma surgery. Accepting new patients.”

    I also found at least sixty Lester Youngs on Linkedin.