Webster Young
Webster English Young (December 3, 1932 – December 13, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Webster Young was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and raised in Washington, D.C, Young was known 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 (Prestige, 1957), was mainly dedicated to tunes associated with Billie Holiday.
Webster Young
- Name
- Webster Young
- Birth Name
- Webster English Young
- Born
- 3 December 1932
- Birthplace
- Columbia, South Carolina, US
- Died
- 13 December 2003
- Place of death
- Vancouver, Washington, US
- Occupation
- Educator, musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
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Webster English Young (December 3, 1932 – December 13, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Webster Young was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and raised in Washington, D.C, Young was known 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 (Prestige, 1957), was mainly dedicated to tunes associated with Billie Holiday.
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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. 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. Young died on December 13, 2003, from brain cancer in Vancouver, Washington.
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• Name — Webster Young • Birth Name — Webster English Young • Born — 3 December 1932 • Birthplace — Columbia, South Carolina, US • Origin — New York City, US • Died — 13 December 2003 • Place of death — Vancouver, Washington, US • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Educator, musician • Instrument — Trumpet, cornet
As leader
As leader
• 1957: For Lady (Prestige) with Paul Quinichette, Joe Puma, Mal Waldron, Ed Thigpen, Earl May • 1961: Webster Young Plays the Miles Davis Songbook (VGM) with Freddie Washington, Red Anderson, John Chapman, John Mixon, Chauncey Williams
As sideman
As sideman
With Ray Draper • Tuba Sounds (Prestige, 1957) With Jackie McLean • A Long Drink of the Blues (Prestige, 1957) • Makin' the Changes (Prestige, 1957) • Strange Blues (Prestige, 1957) • Fat Jazz (Jubilee, 1958) With The Prestige All Stars • Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (Prestige, 1957)
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2003
Webster Young died at Vancouver.
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- 1.Bernstein, Adam. D.C. Jazz Trumpeter Webster Young Dies at 71. Washington Post. B06. 2003-12-18.
- 2.album. review. For Lady.
- 3.album. review. Plays the Miles Davis Songbook, Vol. 2.
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