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Allright. So there are some fundamentals problems with Young discography (in its current state). It is not clear if we are using the "recording" or the "release" years. Some are release, some recording. This is confusing. Worst, some albums (such as Just You, Just Me), have completely inaccurate year.
I will go into a clean up now. Please let me know if you have any comments/suggestions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiem tra ( talk • contribs) 15:16, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Much of the content of this page appears to be taken verbatim from www.allmusic.com. Lookup Lester Young there. This is copyrighted material.
is the song "tenor man" originally by Karl Denson's Tiny Universe?
The article uses the spelling "Prez," which is the common form for president and was used for Young, but "Pres" seems to have more prevalent. More than a dozen albums include "Pres" in the title, and it's the form I most associate with Lester Young. Greenmango 06:45, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
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Excuse me == I guess this subject ought to be clarified by an expert. The article's lead section states:
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“ | Young is remembered as one of the finest, most influential players on his instrument, playing with a cool tone and sophisticated harmonies. | ” |
Question: if the whole concept of Harmony is based on the conbination of different notes played simultaneously, just how is it possible to implement harmonies playing a reed instrument, such as a sax or a clarinet??? Regards, -- AVM ( talk) 12:04, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Easy. You're not thinking of harmonies, you're thinking of chords, which are "harmonic". When a singer is singing in a key, and the sax is playing in a harmonic key or even just in 5ths (for instance), they are playing harmony. That's what arrangers do, is design harmonies between instruments that are largely playing single notes. C major chord is C, E, G. If a trumpet plays C, a flute plays E, and a sax plays G, they are playing in harmony. Jjdon ( talk) 19:27, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
In the section talking about Young's use of a plastic reed, it is compared to a wooden one. I'm no expert, but shouldn't that be bamboo?
Can I put this link in there or put up a picture of the beer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jingleheimer Smith ( talk • contribs) 01:06, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
If there are no objections I shall link to this in the article.
Jingleheimer Smith (
talk) 19:29, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
sounds great to me
BigSmooth99 (
talk) 08:42, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
The main picture of Lester Young in this article appears to be reversed (note the positions of his hands, as well as which way his head is tilted). Hovixii ( talk) 12:07, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Isn't it a bit simplistic (and harsh) to say Coleman Hawkins had an "aggressive" style? Mostly he's characterized by his robust and mellow tone as opposed to Young's lighter style, or so I thought. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chasbo2 ( talk • contribs) 12:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
He did more than popularize the word 'cool'. He popularized the thing! 'Hot' was the in thing before that. Loud, fast, lot of notes, high-energy, raucous, screaming, jumping on the bar, swaggering, etc. He was the opposite of all that. 110.20.168.169 ( talk) 12:21, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
The section on "Posthumous dedications" doesn't mention Sonny Stitt. I thought he wrote one or two pieces called "Blues for Pres [or "Prez"]," and/or "Blues for Lester." Most Google hits I get are for his (with Oscar Peterson) "Blues for Pres, Sweets, Ben and All the Other Funky Ones." I am 100% sure these are tributes to LY that should be mentioned in this section, but did not quickly see a source saying that, or much about "Blues for Pres." Maybe that's just a shorter version of the longer name. Someone may need to go back to 1950s/60s articles/record reviews on Stitt to find confirmation in a secondary source? But with some more research, they should be added here. Sullidav ( talk) 16:46, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
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Allright. So there are some fundamentals problems with Young discography (in its current state). It is not clear if we are using the "recording" or the "release" years. Some are release, some recording. This is confusing. Worst, some albums (such as Just You, Just Me), have completely inaccurate year.
I will go into a clean up now. Please let me know if you have any comments/suggestions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiem tra ( talk • contribs) 15:16, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Much of the content of this page appears to be taken verbatim from www.allmusic.com. Lookup Lester Young there. This is copyrighted material.
is the song "tenor man" originally by Karl Denson's Tiny Universe?
The article uses the spelling "Prez," which is the common form for president and was used for Young, but "Pres" seems to have more prevalent. More than a dozen albums include "Pres" in the title, and it's the form I most associate with Lester Young. Greenmango 06:45, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Image:LesterYoung.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot 04:09, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Excuse me == I guess this subject ought to be clarified by an expert. The article's lead section states:
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“ | Young is remembered as one of the finest, most influential players on his instrument, playing with a cool tone and sophisticated harmonies. | ” |
Question: if the whole concept of Harmony is based on the conbination of different notes played simultaneously, just how is it possible to implement harmonies playing a reed instrument, such as a sax or a clarinet??? Regards, -- AVM ( talk) 12:04, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
Easy. You're not thinking of harmonies, you're thinking of chords, which are "harmonic". When a singer is singing in a key, and the sax is playing in a harmonic key or even just in 5ths (for instance), they are playing harmony. That's what arrangers do, is design harmonies between instruments that are largely playing single notes. C major chord is C, E, G. If a trumpet plays C, a flute plays E, and a sax plays G, they are playing in harmony. Jjdon ( talk) 19:27, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
In the section talking about Young's use of a plastic reed, it is compared to a wooden one. I'm no expert, but shouldn't that be bamboo?
Can I put this link in there or put up a picture of the beer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jingleheimer Smith ( talk • contribs) 01:06, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
If there are no objections I shall link to this in the article.
Jingleheimer Smith (
talk) 19:29, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
sounds great to me
BigSmooth99 (
talk) 08:42, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
The main picture of Lester Young in this article appears to be reversed (note the positions of his hands, as well as which way his head is tilted). Hovixii ( talk) 12:07, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Isn't it a bit simplistic (and harsh) to say Coleman Hawkins had an "aggressive" style? Mostly he's characterized by his robust and mellow tone as opposed to Young's lighter style, or so I thought. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chasbo2 ( talk • contribs) 12:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
He did more than popularize the word 'cool'. He popularized the thing! 'Hot' was the in thing before that. Loud, fast, lot of notes, high-energy, raucous, screaming, jumping on the bar, swaggering, etc. He was the opposite of all that. 110.20.168.169 ( talk) 12:21, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
The section on "Posthumous dedications" doesn't mention Sonny Stitt. I thought he wrote one or two pieces called "Blues for Pres [or "Prez"]," and/or "Blues for Lester." Most Google hits I get are for his (with Oscar Peterson) "Blues for Pres, Sweets, Ben and All the Other Funky Ones." I am 100% sure these are tributes to LY that should be mentioned in this section, but did not quickly see a source saying that, or much about "Blues for Pres." Maybe that's just a shorter version of the longer name. Someone may need to go back to 1950s/60s articles/record reviews on Stitt to find confirmation in a secondary source? But with some more research, they should be added here. Sullidav ( talk) 16:46, 30 December 2023 (UTC)