Pres

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Pres was the nickname of Lester Young, the influential American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his cool tone and innovative, lyrical improvisational style.

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Pres canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
tenor saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1959 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pres ⓘ
Prez ⓘ
associatedAct Billie Holiday ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
birthDate 1909-08-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Woodville, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
collaboratedWith Billie Holiday ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1959-03-15 ⓘ
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
familyName Young ⓘ
fullName Lester Willis Young ⓘ
linked to: Lester Young
gender male ⓘ
genre cool jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
givenName Lester ⓘ
influenced Charlie Parker ⓘ
Stan Getz ⓘ
Zoot Sims ⓘ
modern jazz saxophonists ⓘ
instrument clarinet ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
memberOf Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
movement Kansas City jazz ⓘ
nicknameGivenBy Billie Holiday ⓘ
nicknameOf Lester Young ⓘ
notableFor cool tone on tenor saxophone ⓘ
influence on modern jazz phrasing ⓘ
lyrical improvisational style ⓘ
notableWork Lester Leaps In ⓘ
linked to: "Lester Leaps In"

Shoe Shine Boy ⓘ
linked to: "Shoe Shine Boy"

Taxi War Dance ⓘ
linked to: "Taxi War Dance"
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
recordLabel Aladdin Records ⓘ
Commodore Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic light, airy saxophone tone ⓘ
relaxed, behind-the-beat phrasing ⓘ
use of sophisticated harmony in improvisation ⓘ

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Lester Young → nickname → Pres ⓘ
Lester Young → alsoKnownAs → Pres ⓘ
subject linked to: Pres