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Lester Young

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959)

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clarinetist
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Names in other languages(51)

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Lester Young

zh-hans

莱斯特·杨

zh-hant

萊斯特·楊

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萊斯特·楊

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莱斯特·杨

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莱斯特·杨

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萊斯特·楊

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

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לסטר יאנג

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

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レスター・ヤング

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Λέστερ Γιανγκ

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

ru

Лестер Янг

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Lester Young

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Лестер Янг

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

fa

لستر یانگ

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Lester Young

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莱斯特·杨

ca

Lester Young

oc

Lester Young

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Lester Young

bg

Лестър Йънг

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Lester Young

hu

Lester Young

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Lester Young

mk

Лестер Јанг

ko

레스터 영

ar

ليستير يونغ

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Lester Young

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لستر یانق

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Lester Young

ga

Lester Young

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Lester Young

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ليستير يونج

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Lester Young

pap

Lester Young

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Լեսթեր Յանգ

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Lester Young

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Lester Young

Identity & names
Given name
first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Lester

Family name
part of full name of person

Young

Birth name
full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

Lester Willis Young

Life & background
Date of birth
date on which the subject was born

August 26, 1909

Date of death
date on which the subject died

March 14, 1959

Country of citizenship
the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States

Place of birth
most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Woodville

Place of birth
most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Woodville

Place of death
most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

New York City

Residence
the place where the person is or has been, resident

Missouri

Music & creative work
Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

saxophone

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

clarinet

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

tenor saxophone

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Verve Records

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Commodore

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Savoy Records

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Original Jazz Classics

Awards & recognition
Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame

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Lester Young: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Lester Young catalog.

  1. Lester Leaps In / Live At Birdland 1951-1952(2025)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Lester Leaps In4:57
    2. A2I Don't Stand a Ghost Of A Chance With You3:45
    3. A3Up and Atom
    4. A4These Foolish Things3:14
    5. A5Neenah4:03
    6. B1(Back Home Again In) Indiana7:08
    7. B2How High The Moon6:07
    8. B3'Deed I Do7:16
  2. Live in Europe 1956(2020)

    Tracklist

    1. A1How High The Moon8:07
    2. A2Lester Leaps In9:10
    3. A3Tune Up2:50
    4. A4What's New?3:36
    5. A5Indiana2:31
    6. B1Four2:49
    7. B2Walkin'2:35
    8. B3Lady Be Good5:32
    9. B4Four3:06
    10. B5What's New?2:32
    11. B6Lady Be Good7:14
  3. Four Classic Albums(2018)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio
    2. 1-1Ad Lib Blues5:54
    3. 1-2I Can't Get Started3:42
    4. 1-3Just You, Just Me7:41
    5. 1-4Almost Like Being In Love3:35
    6. 1-5Tea For Two7:45
    7. 1-6There Will Never Be Another You3:28
    8. 1-7(Back Home Again In) Indiana7:04
    9. 1-8On The Sunny Side Of The Street3:27
    10. 10The Lester Young/Buddy Rich Trio
    11. 1-9Back To The Land3:59
    12. 1-10I've Found A New Baby4:06
    13. 1-11I Cover The Waterfront4:05
    14. 1-12Somebody Loves Me3:54
    15. 1-13I Want To Be Happy3:58
    16. 1-14The Man I Love4:50
    17. 1-15Mean To Me4:12
    18. 1-16Peg O' My Heart4:06
    19. 19Lester Young & Harry Edison - Pres & Sweets
    20. 2-1Mean To Me7:18
    21. 2-2Red Boy Blues5:15
    22. 2-3Pennies From Heaven5:18
    23. 2-4That's All4:38
    24. 2-5One O'Clock Jump5:20
    25. 2-6She's Funny That Way8:27
    26. 26Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet - Pres & Teddy
    27. 2-7All Of Me5:11
    28. 2-8Prisoner Of Love7:40
    29. 2-9Louise5:19
    30. 2-10Love Me Or Leave Me6:51
    31. 2-11Taking A Chance On Love5:11
    32. 2-12Our Love Is Here To Stay6:31
  4. Seven Classic Albums(2014)

    Tracklist

    1. 1The Jazz Giants - 1956
    2. 1-1I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan9:24
    3. 1-2I Didn't Know What Time It Was9:58
    4. 1-3Gigantic Blues6:51
    5. 1-4This Year's Kisses6:46
    6. 1-5You Can Depend On Me9:06
    7. 7Pres & Teddy - 1956
    8. 1-6All Of Me5:06
    9. 1-7Prisoner Of Love7:34
    10. 1-8Louise5:13
    11. 1-9Love Me Or Leave Me6:45
    12. 1-10Taking A Chance On Love5:06
    13. 1-11Love Is Here To Stay6:25
    14. 14Lester Swings Again - 1956
    15. 2-1Stardust3:34
    16. 2-2I'm Confessin'3:41
    17. 2-3I Can't Give You Anything But Love3:20
    18. 2-4These Foolish Things3:25
    19. 2-5Lester Swings2:31
    20. 2-6Count Every Star2:43
    21. 2-7It All Depends On You3:17
    22. 2-8September In The Rain3:06
    23. 2-9Pete's Cafe3:34
    24. 2-10Slow Motion Blues2:55
    25. 25The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio - 1957
    26. 2-11Ad Lib Blues5:51
    27. 2-12Just You, Just Me7:38
    28. 2-13Tea For Two7:41
    29. 2-14Indiana7:00
    30. 2-15I Can't Get Started3:38
    31. 2-16On The Sunny Side Of The Street3:24
    32. 2-17Almost Like Being In Love3:31
    33. 2-18There Will Never Be Another You3:25
    34. 34Pres & Sweets - 1957
    35. 3-1Mean To Me7:14
    36. 3-2Red Boy Blues5:11
    37. 3-3Pennies From Heaven5:13
    38. 3-4That's All4:34
    39. 3-5One O'Clock Jump Basie5:18
    40. 3-6She's Funny That Way8:23
    41. 41Going For Myself - 1957
    42. 3-7Flic6:12
    43. 3-8Love Is Here To Stay5:50
    44. 3-9St. Tropez10:03
    45. 45Going For Myself - 1957 Cont.
    46. 4-1Waldorf Blues8:15
    47. 4-2Sunday6:51
    48. 4-3You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me5:19
    49. 49Laughin' To Keep From Cryin' - 1958
    50. 4-4Salute To Benny8:28
    51. 4-5They Can't Take That Away From Me5:56
    52. 4-6Romping11:38
    53. 4-7Gypsy In My Soul4:10
    54. 4-8Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone5:57
  5. Ad Lib Blues(2011)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Ad Lib Blues5:53
    2. 2Almost Like Being In Love3:34
    3. 3I'm Confessin'3:42
    4. 4Just You, Just Me7:40
    5. 5On The Sunny Side Of The Street3:27
    6. 6I Can't Get Started3:41
    7. 7I Can't Give You Anything But Love3:22
    8. 8(Back Home Again In) Indiana7:03
    9. 9Tea For Two7:45
    10. 10Stardust3:35
    11. 11There Will Never Be Another You3:27
    12. 12These Foolish Things3:27
    13. 13(It Takes) Two To Tango6:04
  6. Standards(2010)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Stardust
    2. 2I Cover The Waterfront
    3. 3Oh, Lady Be Good!
    4. 4Love Is Here To Stay
    5. 5Almost Like Being In Love
    6. 6Tenderly
    7. 7Come Rain Or Come Shine
    8. 8They Can't Take That Away From Me
  7. J.A.T.P. Live At Carnegie Hall September 17, 1955(2009)

    Tracklist

    1. 1-1Blues #114:16
    2. 1-2I Found A New Baby4:57
    3. 1-3Lester Leaps In13:35
    4. 1-4Blues #2 (Aka The Show Blues)4:43
    5. 1-5Ballad Medley #1: I Didn't Know What Time It Was / Lover Man / The Man I Love / Tenderly / My Old Flame12:21
    6. 1-6Ballad Medley #2: Body And Soul / A Ghost Of A Chance / Imagination / I'll Never Be The Same / Stardust13:22
    7. 1-7Birk's Works (Aka The Modern Set)7:55
    8. 1-8Ow!7:53
    9. 2-1I Got Rhythm13:33
    10. 2-2Willow, Weep For Me (Roy Eldridge)2:07
    11. 2-3Jam Session *15:28
    12. 2-4Now's The Time (Buddy DeFranco) *5:46
    13. 2-5Ballad Medley #3: Willow, Weep For Me / I Don't Know Why / Imagination / My Old Flame *10:14
    14. 2-6Cherokee (Incomplete) * +3:49
    15. 2-7Perdido * +13:17
    16. 2-8How High The Moon * +7:19
    17. 2-9I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm * +2:44
  8. Tickle-Toe(2009)

    Tracklist

    1. 1-1Oh! Lady Be Good
    2. 1-2Honeysuckle Rose
    3. 1-3I've Found A New Baby
    4. 1-4Time Out
    5. 1-5Georgiana
    6. 1-6Don't Be That Way
    7. 1-7Texas Shuffle
    8. 1-8Way Down Younder In New Orleans
    9. 1-9Them There Eyes
    10. 1-10After You've Gone
    11. 1-11China Boy
    12. 1-12Louisiana
    13. 1-13Tickle-Toe
    14. 1-14Just Jivin' Around
    15. 1-15Tea for Two
    16. 1-16Body And Soul
    17. 1-17Jumpin' At The Woodside
    18. 1-18Linger Awhile
    19. 1-19Just You, just Me
    20. 1-20Afternoon Of A Basie-Ite
    21. 1-21Lester Leaps Again
    22. 1-22Destination K.C.
    23. 2-1I There Little Words
    24. 2-2Exercise In Swing
    25. 2-3Jump Lester Jump
    26. 2-4These Foolish Things
    27. 2-5D.B. Blues
    28. 2-6Riffin' Without Helen
    29. 2-7Lester Leaps In
    30. 2-8I Want To Be Happy
    31. 2-9Sweet Georgia Brown
    32. 2-10She's Funny That Way
    33. 2-11Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
    34. 2-12Easy Does It
    35. 2-13I'm Confessin'
    36. 2-14East Of The Sun
    37. 2-15How High The Moon
    38. 2-16Up'n'Adam
    39. 2-17Neenah
    40. 2-18September In The Rain
    41. 2-19Ad Lib Blues
    42. 2-20New D.B. Blues
    43. 2-21Big Top Blues
  9. Lester Young(2005)

  10. 1936 - 1943(2003)

Lester Young: Biography & Facts

Names in other languages

  • lb
    Lester Young
  • zh-hans
    莱斯特·杨
  • zh-hant
    萊斯特·楊
  • zh-hk
    萊斯特·楊
  • zh-cn
    莱斯特·杨
  • zh-sg
    莱斯特·杨
  • zh-tw
    萊斯特·楊
  • pl
    Lester Young
  • eu
    Lester Young
  • he
    לסטר יאנג
  • fr
    Lester Young
  • es
    Lester Young
  • it
    Lester Young
  • de
    Lester Young
  • ja
    レスター・ヤング
  • el
    Λέστερ Γιανγκ
  • nl
    Lester Young
  • sv
    Lester Young
  • pt
    Lester Young
  • eo
    Lester Young
  • ru
    Лестер Янг
  • en
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  • fi
    Lester Young
  • uk
    Лестер Янг
  • nn
    Lester Young
  • cs
    Lester Young
  • fa
    لستر یانگ
  • nds
    Lester Young
  • da
    Lester Young
  • zh
    莱斯特·杨
  • ca
    Lester Young
  • oc
    Lester Young
  • nb
    Lester Young
  • bg
    Лестър Йънг
  • vi
    Lester Young
  • hu
    Lester Young
  • sl
    Lester Young
  • mk
    Лестер Јанг
  • ko
    레스터 영
  • ar
    ليستير يونغ
  • ast
    Lester Young
  • azb
    لستر یانق
  • cy
    Lester Young
  • ga
    Lester Young
  • sq
    Lester Young
  • arz
    ليستير يونج
  • pt-br
    Lester Young
  • pap
    Lester Young
  • hy
    Լեսթեր Յանգ
  • gl
    Lester Young
  • mul
    Lester Young

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Lester
Family name

part of full name of person

Young
Birth name

full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

Lester Willis Young

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

August 26, 1909
Date of death

date on which the subject died

March 14, 1959
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Woodville
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Woodville
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

New York City
Residence

the place where the person is or has been, resident

Missouri

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

saxophone
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

clarinet
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

tenor saxophone
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Verve Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Commodore
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Savoy Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Original Jazz Classics

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Hall of Fame

Source: Wikidata (Q110714)