Webster Young

Webster Young
Birth name Webster English Young
Born December 3, 1932(1932-12-03)
Columbia, South Carolina, US
Origin New York City
Died December 13, 2003(2003-12-13) (aged 71)
Vancouver, Washington, US
Genres Jazz
Occupations Educator, musician
Instruments Trumpet, cornet

Webster English Young (December 3, 1932 – December 13, 2003) was a United States jazz trumpeter and cornetist.

Born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Washington, D.C.,[1] Young was noted for his lyrical playing, and performed with John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Hampton Hawes, Jackie McLean, and Ike and Tina Turner, among others. He recorded only sparingly; his principal album as a leader, For Lady, was mainly dedicated to tunes associated with Billie Holiday.

In the late-1950s, at the suggestion of Miles Davis, Webster Young moved to New York City, where he began performing with musicians such as Lester Young and Bud Powell.[1] During the mid-1960s, Young returned to Washington, D.C., where he became an educator, teaching music theory at the University of the District of Columbia; he was also director of the District of Columbia Music Center jazz workshop band.[1]

Webster Young died on December 13, 2003 from brain cancer in Vancouver, Washington.[1]

Contents

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Ray Draper

With John Coltrane

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bernstein, Adam (2003-12-18). "D.C. Jazz Trumpeter Webster Young Dies at 71". Washington Post: p. B06. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A9947-2003Dec17?language=printer. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  2. ^ For Lady at Allmusic
  3. ^ Plays the Miles Davis Songbook, Vol. 2 at Allmusic

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