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Webster Young: For Lady

Webster Young: For Lady

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Add Webster Young to your list of little-known but consequential trumpeters. Born in South Carolina in 1932, Young met Louis Armstrong early on and asked for some pointers. He soon shifted to Dizzy Gillespie's style after hearing the bop trumpeter play. Eventually, Young landed on Miles Davis' patient, breathy sound, grasping the trumpeter's phrasing and economy perhaps better than any other horn player. [Photo of Webster Young by Michael Gillispie] Webster Young recorded on only 10 albums, with much of ...

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Obituary

Webster Young, 1932-2003

Webster Young, 1932-2003

Source: All About Jazz


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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

For Lady

Verve Records
1959

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