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gptkbp:instanceOf
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jazz saxophonist
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1927
1959
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Count_Basie_Orchestra
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame
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gptkbp:birthDate
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August 27, 1909
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Woodville,_Mississippi,_USA
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
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gptkbp:deathDate
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March 15, 1959
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gptkbp:genre
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jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lester Young
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Michael_Brecker
gptkb:Ornette_Coleman
gptkb:Stan_Getz
gptkb:Joshua_Redman
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:John_Coltrane
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Benny_Carter
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gptkbp:instrument
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alto saxophone
saxophone
tenor saxophone
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gptkbp:knownFor
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smooth tone and lyrical improvisation
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:nickname
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Pres
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Jazz at the Philharmonic
The Sound of Jazz
The Lester Young Story
The Jazz Scene
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gptkbp:notableSong
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gptkb:On_the_Sunny_Side_of_the_Street
These Foolish Things
Lady Be Good
Lester Leaps In
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
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gptkbp:recordings
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gptkb:Michael_Brecker
gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Pat_Metheny
gptkb:Wayne_Shorter
gptkb:Cecil_Taylor
gptkb:Chick_Corea
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Ornette_Coleman
gptkb:Fletcher_Henderson
gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
gptkb:Joshua_Redman
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:McCoy_Tyner
gptkb:Teddy_Wilson
Billie Holiday
Thelonious Monk
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Verve_Records
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gptkbp:spouse
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Joan_Young
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