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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:jazz_music
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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gptkb:1959
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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gptkb:1927
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Count_Basie_Orchestra
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Down_Beat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1909-08-27
August 27, 1909
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Woodville,_Mississippi,_USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Flushing_Cemetery
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Lester_Young_IV
gptkb:Lester_Young_Jr.
Lester Young III
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
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gptkbp:death_date
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1959-03-15
March 15, 1959
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:famous_for
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lyrical improvisation
his improvisational skills
unique phrasing
smooth tone
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:jazz
gptkb:swing
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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:Kenny_Garrett
gptkb:Michael_Brecker
gptkb:Pat_Metheny
gptkb:Wayne_Shorter
gptkb:Cannonball_Adderley
gptkb:Cécile_Mc_Lorin_Salvant
gptkb:Diana_Krall
gptkb:Benny_Golson
gptkb:Chick_Corea
gptkb:Chris_Potter
gptkb:Ornette_Coleman
gptkb:Stan_Getz
gptkb:Brad_Mehldau
gptkb:Christian_Scott
gptkb:Esperanza_Spalding
gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
gptkb:Joshua_Redman
gptkb:Keith_Jarrett
gptkb:Norah_Jones
gptkb:Robert_Glasper
gptkb:Sonny_Rollins
gptkb:David_Sanborn
gptkb:Terri_Lyne_Carrington
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Kamasi_Washington
gptkb:Nina_Simone
gptkb:Joe_Lovano
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Frankie_Trumbauer
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Coleman_Hawkins
gptkb:Benny_Carter
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:saxophone
tenor saxophone
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gptkbp:known_for
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innovative use of harmony
smooth, lyrical playing style
swinging rhythm
expressive ballads
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future generations of musicians
influential figure in jazz history
pioneer of the tenor saxophone
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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Pres
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gptkbp:notable_album
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gptkb:The_President_Plays_with_the_Oscar_Peterson_Trio
Pres and Teddy
The Lester Young Story
Lester Swings
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:Jazz_at_the_Philharmonic
gptkb:The_Sound_of_Jazz
The Jazz Scene
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Jumpin'_with_Symphony_Sid
gptkb:A_Train
gptkb:A_Foggy_Day
gptkb:All_of_Me
gptkb:As_Time_Goes_By
gptkb:Fly_Me_to_the_Moon
gptkb:I've_Got_You_Under_My_Skin
gptkb:I_Get_a_Kick_Out_of_You
gptkb:Makin'_Whoopee
gptkb:My_Funny_Valentine
gptkb:Night_and_Day
gptkb:Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me
gptkb:Summertime
gptkb:Take_the_'_A'_Train
gptkb:The_Man_I_Love
gptkb:The_Way_You_Look_Tonight
gptkb:What_a_Wonderful_World
gptkb:You_Go_to_My_Head
gptkb:These_Foolish_Things
gptkb:The_Nearness_of_You
gptkb:On_the_Sunny_Side_of_the_Street
gptkb:Sweet_Lorraine
gptkb:Blue_Moon
gptkb:Cottontail
gptkb:In_a_Sentimental_Mood
gptkb:It_Don't_Mean_a_Thing_(If_It_Ain't_Got_That_Swing)
gptkb:Mood_Indigo
gptkb:Sophisticated_Lady
gptkb:Stardust
gptkb:They_Can't_Take_That_Away_from_Me
gptkb:You'd_Be_So_Nice_to_Come_Home_To
gptkb:Lady_Be_Good
gptkb:Caravan
gptkb:Body_and_Soul
gptkb:I_Can't_Get_Started
gptkb:Lester_Leaps_In
gptkb:Pennies_from_Heaven
gptkb:Ain't_Misbehavin'
gptkb:I_Can't_Believe_That_You're_in_Love_with_Me
Let's Fall in Love
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Verve_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Fats_Waller
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Teddy_Wilson
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gptkbp:spouse
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Joan Young
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gptkbp:style
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swing music
cool jazz
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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