Young, Lester

A +Bonus For Paying Subscribers: Rollins, Shorter, Brecker, Many Others Discuss Their Idols in Print

For Paying Subscribers, attached to the Coltrane/Sonny Fortune post were a few relevant pages of artists discussing their idols, from a special Downbeat…

Jan 21 • Lewis Porter

Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young & More: Four Short JATP Film Clips

Norman Granz’s first Jazz at the Philharmonic (J.A.T.P.) concerts took place in 1944, and by the early 1950s, whenever he brought his famous stars to…

Jul 19, 2025 • Lewis Porter

Vocalese, 4 of 4: Delta Rhythm Boys—Two Film Discoveries of "One O'Clock Jump"! (+Bonus Film)

(Paying Subscribers, I’ve got a great film clip for you at the bottom.

Jun 15, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Vocalese, 3 of 4: Delta Rhythm Boys—The First Filmed Vocalese, Plus "One O'Clock Jump"

As you saw in the first essays of this series (see the Index under “Singing”), Bee Palmer and Marion Harris recorded vocalese versions of “Singin’ the…

Jun 8, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 2: Zan Stewart's Favorites, Jeff Rupert on Mouthpieces, & Conclusions

Last time (see the Index) we discussed the downsides of knowing only the later recordings of Lester Young, which is often the case today, and we’ll…

Feb 24, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 1: Some Background, and Lew's Favorites

I’ve said it before: Of the people who had the biggest impact on jazz, Lester “Pres” Young (1909-1959) is, sadly, the one whose music is the least…

Feb 19, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Lester Young: Transcription of the Astounding "After You've Gone," BONUS For Paying Subscribers

When I posted it in this series, Young’s amazing 1938 solo on “After You’ve Gone,” from a radio broadcast, created quite a sensation.

Jul 28, 2023 • Lewis Porter

Every Film Clip of Lester Young, Preview 2: He Talks to the Drummer & Jams with Hawkins!,+Bonus

(A complete listing of the Jazz Party programs is attached at the bottom for Paying Subscribers, with indexes to musicians and songs!)

Jul 13, 2023 • Lewis Porter

Every Film Clip of Lester Young, Preview Part 1: He Speaks!—UPDATED,BETTER Video & Audio!!

I will eventually present a series called Every Film Clip of Lester Young, as I’ve been doing for Charlie Parker.

Jul 4, 2023 • Lewis Porter

Listing Favorite Records of Lester Young, Miles Davis, Ellington, et al, 1958

We previously mentioned society columnist Dorothy Kilgallen and the fact that she was a huge jazz fan.

May 14, 2023 • Lewis Porter

Lester Young: An Astounding Unreleased Solo, 1938

Of the people who had the biggest impact on jazz, Lester “Pres” Young (1909-1959) is, sadly, the one whose music is the least known.

Dec 14, 2022 • Lewis Porter

Lester Young’s Draft Status, Residences, Wife’s Name, and More, in 1940--with Bonus Images For Paying Subscribers

(Several times each month I send gifts to you paying subscribers, to thank you for your support—audio, photos, rare newspaper articles, etc.

Oct 25, 2022 • Lewis Porter

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