The Influence of Lester Young

1. Early Life and Influences

1.1. Daniels, D. H. (2004). North side jazz: Lester "Pres" Young in Minneapolis: The formativeyears. Minnesota History, 59(3), pp. 96-109.

1.2. Daniels, D. H. (2004). Los Angeles’s jazz roots: The Willis H. Young family. CaliforniaHistory, 82(3), pp. 48-70.

1.3. Gelly, D. (2007). Being Prez: The life and music of Lester Young. New York: Oxford University Press.

2. Interviews

2.1. Lester Young Interview Paris 1959

2.1.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZm5qOtqaCs

2.2. On other saxophone players 1958

2.2.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W_I1mpDfJA

2.3. Reading Music 1959

2.3.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVLMR3ffNSQ

2.4. Flecther Henderson Band

2.4.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m59EG3XW2JY

3. Overview of Career

3.1. Demsey, D. (1993). American Music, 11(3), 374-377.

3.2. Porter, L. (2015). Young, Lester. Grove Music Online: Oxford University Press. Retrieved fromhttp://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2595/subscriber/article/grove/music/30722?q=Lester+YOung&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit

3.3. Hardy. P. (2001). Lester Young. The Faber companion to 20th century popular music.London, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber Ltd. Retrieved fromhttp://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:4276/content/entry/ffcpop/lester_young/0

3.4. By, N. H. (1996, Aug 30). Music: Lester Young: President of the blues. Asian Wall Street Journal Retrieved from http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/315655837?accountid=15101

4. Improvisational Analysis

4.1. Givan, B. (2010). Swing improvisation: A Schenkerian perspective. Theory & Practice, 35. pp. 25-56.

4.2. Davis, R. R. (2012). An examination of cadential note choices: Comparingimprovisations of Scott Hamilton with Sidney Bechet, Michael Brecker, Don Byas,John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, FrankieTrumbauer, Ben Webster, and Lester Young. Retrieved from ProQuestDissertations & Theses Full Text. (Order No. 3543991)

4.3. Porter, L. (1981). Lester leaps in: The early style of Lester Young. The Black Perspectivein Music, 9(1), pp. 3-24.

4.4. Grace, F. (2004, Aug 19). Lester Young was saxophone master. Ocala Star - Banner Retrieved from http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/390608507?accountid=15101

4.5. Pryor, W. A. (2014). Forever Young: Lester Young the supremely creative but melancholy genius. IAJRC Journal, 47(4), 11-16.

5. Young's Speech

5.1. Daniels, D.H. (1985). Lester Young: Master of jive. American Music, 3(3), pp. 313-328

5.2. Bio details the aesthetic hipness of lester 'pres' young. (2002, Jan 08). Chicago Defender Retrieved from http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/247051235?accountid=15101