Quiz on Lester Young

Where and when was Lester Young born?

• New York, 1910

• Woodville, Mississippi, 1909

• Chicago, 1920

• Los Angeles, 1915

What did Lester do that was original (outside of music)?

• Wore flashy clothes, slow moving unusual walk, made up his own sayings

• Played only classical music

• Invented a new musical instrument

• Painted famous artworks

What was Lester's nickname? Who gave him that name?

• "King" - Duke Ellington

• "Prez" - Billie Holiday

• "Boss" - Louis Armstrong

• "Chief" - Ella Fitzgerald

With whom did Lester Young perform?

• Duke Ellington Orchestra

• Count Basie Orchestra and Billie Holiday

• Benny Goodman Band

• Glenn Miller Orchestra

Young’s jazz soloing style was “laid back” and left “space.” This meant that ______.

• Lester was usually sleepy and distracted.

• Lester's swing rhythm was slightly behind the steady beat and he used rests as well as notes.

• Lester was not very good.

• Lester played very fast and loud.