"Lester Leaps In"
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"Lester Leaps In" is a classic 1939 jazz composition and recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, celebrated as a landmark of the Kansas City swing style and small-group improvisation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lester Leaps In | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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jazz standard ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Got Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogedAsStandardIn | Real Book and other jazz fake books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | Swing Era ⓘ |
| firstRecordedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | 32-bar AABA ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | core jazz standard for tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationalBasis | riff-based head arrangement ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| hasNotableBassist | Walter Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDrummer | Jo Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableGuitarist | Freddie Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePianist | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSoloist | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableTrumpeter | Buck Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleWordplayOn | Lester Young’s nickname ‘Pres’ (President of the tenor saxophone) ⓘ |
| influenced |
bebop-era improvisation
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tenor saxophone style in jazz ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
jazz classic
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landmark Kansas City swing recording ⓘ |
| isPartOfRepertoire | jazz jam session repertoire ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| movement | Kansas City jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kansas City riff-based arranging
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small-group improvisation ⓘ tenor saxophone soloing ⓘ |
| originalEnsembleSize | small group ⓘ |
| performerOnOriginalRecording | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Count Basie Kansas City Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Kansas City swing ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | small jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| usesChordChangesOf | I Got Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1939 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRecording | 1939 ⓘ |
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