Webster Young

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]

Discography

As leader

• 1957: For Lady (Prestige) with Paul Quinichette, Joe Puma, Mal Waldron, Ed Thigpen, Earl May^[2]
• 1961: Webster Young Plays the Miles Davis Songbook (VGM) with Freddie Washington, Red Anderson, John Chapman, John Mixon, Chauncey Williams^[3]

As sideman

With Ray Draper

• Tuba Sounds (1957, Prestige)

With John Coltrane

• Interplay (1957)

References

External links

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