A Few Words from Sonny Rollins about Lester Young

On the eve of his 79th birthday, Sonny Rollins offers a few words on fellow tenor sax giant Lester Young. 2009 is the 100th anniversary of Lester Young's birth. "The Centennial Celebration," is a compilation of great Lester Young on Concord Record's Original Jazz Classics.

For more Concord's Centennial Collection:
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Centennial-Celebration-Lester-Young/

For more Sonny Rollins:
http://www.sonnyrollins.com

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Bret Primack

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[GHub99]

whats the name of the song playing. sorry but just discovered Lester by chance not to long ago and im a newb

[JazzVideoGuy]

@GHub99 I Cover The Waterfront from the Lester Young Centennial Celebration

[GHub99]

Thank You

[helluvagun]

Hey Jazzman303

Well, I'm sorry if I offended you! But in a way I'd also like to know more about Lester Young "outside of" his music - I also love stories, quotes, true or not true in and around his life, by the way that goes for most of the old significant jazzmasters; but most of all I'd like to have all his recordings.

[Jazzman303]

Well.. thanks for not helping me what so ever. He had some really funny quotes I heard through Curtis Fuller

[greyalot]

Hey, jazzman303

True he called almost everyone lady this or that.

Sorry but a: A Lester Young "dictionary" would be as incomplete as a worm f-ckin' a duck,

and as incongruous as the duck would say oh...! The man is beyond dictionaries.

He tells his story thru his music!

[ivebeenthere1]

love this JVG

thanks for sharing

Gary

[Jazzman303]

At 0:19 - 0:20 when he says he/she... is that because Prez liked to called lady? he called other people lady all the time. Does anyone have a lester young dictionary? cuz id like to find out more of his terminology.

[ilovesteelydan]

Both players so wonderful, and classic. Sonny Rollins looks great. Thank you for posting.

[513Lonestar]

Sonny really looks great in this Interview.