Young, Lester Willis (1909–1959)
US tenor saxophonist and jazz composer. He was a major figure in the development of his instrument for jazz music from the 1930s and was an accompanist for the singer Billie Holiday, who gave him the nickname ‘President’, later shortened to ‘Pres’. His approach inspired the birth of cool jazz.
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