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For every person
familiar with
Lee Young,
one hundred people
are familiar
with his brother,
[also known as "Prez"]
However,
for every dollar
earned by Lester,
his brother
earned one hundred
was a studio musician
who worked with the likes of
Ellington, Basie,
Lionel Hampton,
Steely Dan
and countless others
He was also
a producer
and
a recording company
executive
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| Lee Young |
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The book mentioned in the NY Times obituary,
ReplyDeleteCentral Avenue Sounds is must reading
for anyone interested in Los Angeles history or jazz.
Jefferson High High School is significantly featured
in the book and my copy is autographed by HORACE TAPSCOTT
https://www.google.com/search?q=horace+tapscott&client=firefox-b-1-e&sca_esv=6fe806cc0ee527f3&channel=entpr&sxsrf=AHTn8zrL31L8RpPjTYWKvWO3yXeZlm3W7A%3A1739904023676&ei=F9S0Z7mBKde5kPIPstXNkA8&ved=0ahUKEwj56JjK782LAxXXHEQIHbJqE_IQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=horace+tapscott&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiD2hvcmFjZSB0YXBzY290dDIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIFEC4YgAQyBRAuGIAEMggQLhiABBjUAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMggQLhiABBjUAjIIEC4YgAQY1AIyBRAAGIAEMggQLhiABBjUAjIUEC4YgAQYlwUY3AQY3gQY3wTYAQFI7CRQpgVYryJwAXgBkAEAmAFdoAHcCKoBAjE1uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIQoALkCsICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICChAuGIAEGEMYigXCAg4QLhiABBixAxjRAxjHAcICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAhAQLhiABBixAxhDGNQCGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAggQLhiABBixA8ICDhAuGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFwgIaEC4YgAQYkQIYigUYlwUY3AQY3gQY3wTYAQGYAwCIBgGQBgK6BgYIARABGBSSBwQxMS41oAemlgQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
-Oliverio