KnowraLester YoungLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Lester Young, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 5Compared with 3Billie HolidayRelated: Young’s close musical friendship with Holiday led him to call her “Lady Day.”Stan GetzCompared with: Young’s influence helps explain the airy phrasing often heard in Getz’s playing.Count BasieRelated: His relaxed phrasing defined the orchestra’s saxophone sound during its early Kansas City years.Kansas City jazzBroader topic: Young’s distinctive solo style emerged within the Kansas City band tradition.Tenor saxophoneRelated: His approach offered a striking alternative to Hawkins's heavier sound.Coleman HawkinsCompared with: Young’s airy, understated approach contrasted with Hawkins’s robust sound and dense harmonic lines.Ornette ColemanRelated: Young’s melodic, speech-like saxophone style was an early influence on Coleman.Sonny RollinsRelated: Young was an early influence on Rollins’s developing tenor-saxophone approach.Dexter GordonCompared with: Young’s airy sound contrasts with Gordon’s larger, more forceful tenor tone.