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.”Count BasieRelated: His relaxed phrasing defined the orchestra’s saxophone sound during its early Kansas City years.Tenor saxophoneRelated: His approach offered a striking alternative to Hawkins's heavier sound.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.