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Lester Willis Young, nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Born
Friday, 27 August 1909
Died
Sunday, 15 March 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| WAYNE SHORTER: ZERO GRAVITY | Self | 2023 |
| Billie | Self - Saxophonist | 2020 |
| Page Eight | Self | 2011 |
| Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz | Self | 2010 |
| Improvisation | Self | 2004 |
| Jazz | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self | 2001 |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Self | 1994 |
| Reputations | Self | 1994 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Last of the Blue Devils | Self | 1979 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| WAYNE SHORTER: ZERO GRAVITY | Self | 2023 |
| Billie | Self - Saxophonist | 2020 |
| Page Eight | Self | 2011 |
| Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz | Self | 2010 |
| Improvisation | Self | 2004 |
| Jazz | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self | 2001 |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Self | 1994 |
| Reputations | Self | 1994 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Last of the Blue Devils | Self | 1979 |
| Arena | Self - Jazz Saxophonist | 1975 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - saxonphonist | 1954 |
| Improvisation | 1950 | |
| Adventures in Jazz | Self | 1949 |
| Jammin' the Blues | Himself - on Tenor Sax / Self - on Tenor Sax | 1944 |
