Being Prez : the life and music of Lester Youngby Dave Gelly
Oxford University Press, 2007.
Oxford University Press, 2007.
Call number: ML419.Y7 G43 2007
A new biography on the life of one of the true giants of jazz Lester Young, who was given the nickname of “Prez” by Billie Holiday (short for President of the Tenor Saxophone). His unique sound and style influenced generations of musicians that followed him.
This new biography follows his life in his father’s traveling carnival band, his early career in Kanas City and the Southwest, his service in the U.S. Army, and his contributions during the Swing Era with Count Basie’s band and also with Billie Holiday.
Swing on by the library and check out Being Prez: the life and music of Lester Young by Dave Gelly.
This new biography follows his life in his father’s traveling carnival band, his early career in Kanas City and the Southwest, his service in the U.S. Army, and his contributions during the Swing Era with Count Basie’s band and also with Billie Holiday.
Swing on by the library and check out Being Prez: the life and music of Lester Young by Dave Gelly.
Book review by Tony McGee, SWC Librarian
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