Lester Young

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Oscar_Peterson
gptkb:Count_Basie_Orchestra
gptkbp:award gptkb:DownBeat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1909-08-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Woodville,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Evergreen_Cemetery,_Queens,_New_York
gptkbp:causeOfDeath complications from alcoholism
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Oscar_Peterson
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-03-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:father gptkb:Billy_Young
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lester Young
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stan_Getz
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Paul_Quinichette
gptkb:Zoot_Sims
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frankie_Trumbauer
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Lizetta_Young
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pres
gptkb:Prez
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Lester_Swings_Again!
gptkb:Lester_Young_Trio
gptkb:The_President_Plays_with_the_Oscar_Peterson_Trio
Pres and Teddy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Lady_Be_Good
gptkb:Lester_Leaps_In
gptkb:Taxi_War_Dance
gptkb:Jumpin'_at_the_Woodside
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Aladdin_Records
gptkb:Clef_Records
gptkb:Commodore_Records
gptkbp:sibling Lee Young
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Dale
gptkb:Beatrice_Tolliver
gptkbp:style bebop
swing
cool jazz
gptkbp:yearsActive 1920s–1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Work_Projects_Administration
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4