Lester Young 
The best album credited to Lester Young is The Jazz Giants '56 which is ranked number 35,563 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 22.
Lester Young is ranked number 8,763 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 75.
- See also:
- Sarah Vaughan / Lester Young
- Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio
- Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet
- Billie Holiday & Lester Young
- Count Basie And The Kansas City Seven / Lester Young And His Quartet
- Illinois Jacquet & Lester Young
- Lester Young & Harry Edison
OG 1ST PRESSING 1955 Lester Young It Don't Mean A Thing Norgran MGN-1022 DEMO
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
Lester Young - In Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 1 CD (1993) Swing Jazz Disc NM
Condition: Very Good
Condition: Very Good
The Definite Lester Young Vol 2 Vinyl LP Orig Germany 1967 Record VG++
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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Lester Young best albums
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1980
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Total albums: 5. Page 1 of 1
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| ! | 06/28/2017 23:33 | mostlymor | 4,299 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2011 03:08 | 1,012 | 72/100 |
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From 11/21/2011 05:42 | #30943
A truly talented musician with an unmatched ability on the saxophone, Lester Young is the reason anyone thought of the sax as cool! A tragically short life and sadly underrated by non-jazz aficionados!
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