A Lester Young reader / edited by Lewis Porter.
| Other author | Porter, Lewis, 1951- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1991. |
| Description | xiii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Smithsonian readers in American music Smithsonian readers in American music. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Part one, The man. Young Lester Young / Phil Schaap -- The Young Family Band / Lee Young with Patricia Willard -- Lester Young / John Hammond -- Lester's style: the Lee and Lester Young Band / Lee Young with Patricia Willard -- The Lee and Lester Young Band / Jimmy Rowles with Lewis Porter -- I'll take Flip any time! / Mike Nevard -- Lester Young / Nat Hentoff -- Pres / Whitney Balliett -- Lester leaps in / Dan Morgenstern -- The last, sad dies of Lester Willis Young / Robert Reisner -- Presidents ain's what they used to be / Graham Colombé -- The house in the heart / Bobby Scott -- Pres: Lester Young / Ralph Gleason -- The last years of Lester Young / Frank Büchmann-Møller -- Part two, Young in his own words. "You got to be original, man" / Allan Morrison -- Pres talks about himself, copycats / Pat Harris -- Here's Prez -- The blindfold test: Pres digs every kind of music / Leonard Feather -- He holds his office graciously / Derek Young -- Lester Young / Bill Coss -- Pres / Nat Hantoff -- Interview with Lester Young / Chris Albertson -- Interview with Lester Young / François Postif -- Part three, The music. Lester Young: style beyond swing / Martin Williams -- East of the sun: the changes of Lester Young / Loren Schoenberg -- Review of Prez: Lester Young solos by Bernard Cash / Dave Gelly -- Why so sad, Pres? / Louis Gottlieb -- Lester Young's "Shoe shine boy" / Lawrence Gushee -- Pres and Hawk: saxophone fountainheads / Don Heckman -- Trumbauer, Parker, and Young / Bernard Cash -- The President / Whitney Balliett -- Lester's blues / Barry Ulanov -- Lester Young: the postwar years / Erik Wiedemann -- Time and the tenor: Lester Young in the fifties / Graham Colombé -- Reconsiderations / H.A. Woodfin -- Prez in Europe / Dan Morgenstern -- Appendix 1, Miscellaneous short recordings of Young's voice -- Appendix 2, Where to find unusual published photographs of Lester Young. |
| Abstract | This book retrieves long-out-of-print previously unpublished biographical and critical essays, as well as a complete and authoritative collection of Young's interviews and a selection of rare photographs. Together these materials form a record of the life and music of the man Billie Holiday nicknamed "the President." Outstanding in this symposium are contributions by Nat Henthoff, Barry Ulanov, Loren Schoenberg, Whitney Balliett, Bobby Scott, Allan Morrison, Frank Büchmann-Møller and notably Martin Williams. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 90024922 |
| ISBN | 1560980648 |
| ISBN | 1560980656 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML419.Y7 L47 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |