American jazz guitarist and composer. Mentor of Bootsie Barnes. Spent some time in prison in the 1950s where he met Jimmy Heath. His most famous composition Theme For Ernie was dedicated to Ernie Henry.
Muslim name Nasir Barakaat.
APPEARANCES +
Николай Громин* = Nikolay Gromin*
Блюз Для Тэда = Blues For Thad
2025, 5xFile, FLAC, Album, Мелодия
Affinity Trio
Hindsight
2023, CD, Album, Origin Records, 
,
, Bop/Cool Jazz/Post Bop
John Coltrane
Essential Works: 1952 - 1962
2021, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Diggers Factory, 
,
, Modal/Post Bop
Regener*, Pappik*, Busch*
Ask Me Now
2021
Jon Eberson And Sigurd Hole
Jon Eberson And Sigurd Hole Play Ballads
2019, CD, Album, JEG Records
John Coltrane
Naima
2018, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
, Modal
Francesco Geminiani
Colorsound
2018, CD, Album, AUAND, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz
Leszek Zadlo
Miss B.
2018, CD, Album, For Tune
Joe Magnarelli
Magic Trick
2018, CD, Album, SteepleChase
John Coltrane Quartet*
For Lovers
2017, LP, Comp, Dlx, Ltd, 180, Jazz Images, 
,
, Cool Jazz
Amanda Monaco
Glitter
2017, CD, Album, Posi-Tone
Count Basie, Lester Young
Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie And Lester Young Studio Sessions
2016, 8xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, 5,0, Mosaic Records (2), ,
, Swing/Big Band
Moncef Genoud
Live In Cully Solo Piano
2015, CD, Album, Dig, Rollin' Dice Productions
John Coltrane
Plays Ballads
2015
Claudio Cojaniz
Stride Vol.1
2014, CD, Album, Caligola
Dado Moroni
Five For John
2014, CD, Album, Via Veneto Jazz
John Coltrane Quartet*
Ballads
2013,
John Coltrane
The Very Best Of John Coltrane
2012, 
John Coltrane
6 Essential Original Albums
2012, ,
, Hard Bop/Modal
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
2011, 3xLP, Comp, Ltd, RM, 180, Real Gone, Music Melon
John Coltrane
His Prestige Albums
2011, Box + 12xCD, Comp, RM, Prestige, Original Jazz Classics
McCoy Tyner Trio
Inception / Reaching Fourth
2011, ,
, Hard Bop
Francesco Pennetta
Pulse
2010, CD, Album, Fo(u)r Edition
John Coltrane
Black Pearls
2010
John Coltrane
Soultrane
2010, Box Set, CD, CD, ,
, Hard Bop
Rich Perry
Gone
2009, CD, Album, SteepleChase
George Garzone
Among Friends
2009, CD, Album, Stunt Records, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz
Bernd Reiter Quartet Feat. Roman Schwaller
Live At The Jazzland - Vienna
2008, CD, TCB Records (2), 
,
, Hard Bop
John Fedchock New York Big Band
Up & Running
2007, CD, Reservoir (2), ,
, Big Band
Grant Stewart
In The Still Of The Night
2007, CD, Album, Sharp Nine Records, ,
, Bop
Lester Young Featuring John Lewis (2), Buddy Rich, Jo Jones, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Gene Ramey
Lester Young
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Promo Sound Ltd., 
,
, Swing/Instrumental
Pat Bianchi
East Coast Roots
2006, CD, Album, Jazzed Media
Various
Die Hollywood Verschwörung (Original Soundtrack)
2006, CD, 
,
, Soundtrack/Rock & Roll/Swing
David Hazeltine~George Mraz Trio* With Billy Drummond
Manhattan
2006, ,
, Post Bop
John Coltrane
Prestige Profiles
2005,
Horace Parlan, Jesper Lundgaard, Ed Thigpen
Relaxin' With Horace
2004
Charles Thomas (8) Featuring Ray Drummond, Alan Dawson
The Legend of Charles Thomas
2003, CD, Album, Space Time Records
Jim Snidero
Strings
2003,
Fredrik Kronkvist
Altitude
2003, CD, 
,
, Post Bop
Larry Coryell
Cedars Of Avalon
2002, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc.
The Hod O'Brien Trio*
Fine And Dandy
2002, CD, Album, Fresh Sound Records, 
,
, Bop/Swing
Various
Classic Jazz: The Forties
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Dick Sisto · Fred Hersch
Duo Live
2001, CD, Album, Ear X-Tacy Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Michel Petrucciani, Bob Malach
Conversations With Michel
2000, CD, Album, Go Jazz, ,
, Bop/Post Bop
Danny D'Imperio
The Outlaw
2000, CD, Album, Sackville Recordings
Jo Mikovich Quartet
Romantic Expectation
2000, CD, Album, YVP Music, ,
, Modal
Joe Lovano Nonet
52nd Street Themes
2000
Lester Young
The Lester Young Story
2000, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Swing/Bop/Big Band
Sarah Vaughan
New York 1944 - 1948
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
, Bop/Vocal/Cool Jazz
Andreas Pettersson (3) Featuring Daniel Karlsson (7), Mattias Welin And Jonas Holgersson
Duke With A Gibson
1999, CD, Album, SITTEL,
Lalle Svensson
I Should Care
1999, CD, Album, Amigo, ,
, Bop/Post Bop
Gilbert Matthews Quartet
Hot House
1999, CD, Album, Flash Music (2)
Steve Grossman With Michel Petrucciani
Quartet
1999
Eric Alexander, John Hicks, George Mraz, Idris Muhammad
Solid!
1998,
Andrew Fawcett Quartet
Neoterique
1997, CD, Shrewley Music
Sarah Vaughan / Lester Young
One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert 1947
1997, ,
, Swing/Vocal/Ballad
Alex Riel Quartet
The Riel Deal
1996, CD, Album, Stunt Records,
Tete Montoliu Trio
Hot House
1996, ,
, Bop
Steve Slagle Quartet
Our Sound!
1995, CD, Album, Double-Time Records, ,
, Post Bop
Keith Oxman
A Little Taste
1995, CD, Album, Capri Records (6)
Dave Rasmussen Jazz Orchestra
Not So Tenderly
1995, CD, Album, Sea Breeze Jazz
Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young
1995, ,
, Swing
The Jazz Networks
Blues 'N Ballads
1994, ,
, Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Swing
Jacques Pelzer
Salute To The Band Box
1993, CD, Album, Igloo
Lester Young
President - The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 1946-1949
1993, CD, Comp, Blue Moon (4), ,
, Swing
Antonio Hart
For Cannonball & Woody
1993,
Eastern Rebellion
Simple Pleasure
1993
John Coltrane
John Coltrane Plays Ballads (I Want To Talk About You)
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Prestige,
John Coltrane
The Prestige Recordings
1991, ,
, Post Bop/Modal/Hard Bop/Bop
Perico Sambeat Quintet Featuring Wallace Roney, Tete Montoliu
Punto De Partida
1991, Vinyl,
Steve Kuhn, Miroslav Vitous, Aldo Romano
Oceans In The Sky
1990, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Bob Mover
You Go To My Head
1989, CD, Album, Bellaphon, Jazz City, ,
, Post Bop
Various
Le Top Des Artistes De Jazz
1989, 2xCD, Comp, Carrere, ,
, Swing/Big Band/Modal/Hard Bop
J.R. Monterose, Tommy Flanagan
A Little Pleasure
1989, CD, ,
, Bop/Hard Bop
Various
Le Top Des Artistes De Jazz
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Swing/Big Band/Modal/Hard Bop
Stanley Cowell
Back To The Beautiful
1989
Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry On Red
1989,
Gonz
Front End
1988, LP, Album, Not Fat Records, ,
, Post Bop/Hard Bop/Modal
Cedar Walton, David Williams (2), Billy Higgins
The Trio 2
1988, ,
, Bop/Post Bop
Frank Foster
The Frank Foster Non Electric Company
1987, CD, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Doug Raney Quintet
Lazy Bird
1985, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Hard Bop
Thorgeir Stubø
Flight
1985, Vinyl, 
,
, Post Bop
Robert "Bootsie" Barnes Quartet
Been Here All Along
1984, LP, Way After Midnight Records, Way After Midnight Records
Lester Young
Lester Young
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Sessions Vol. 2
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, King Records
Lester Young
V.I.P.-Jazz 7
1979, LP, Comp, Club, United Artists Records
The Frank Foster Non Electric Company*
Live At The N'Hita Jazz Club
1979
Archie Shepp
Ballads For Trane
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Free Jazz/Fusion/Avantgarde
Andrew White
Marathon '75 Vol. 9
1976, LP, Andrew's Music
Dick Wellstood
Live At The Cookery
1975, LP, Album, Chiaroscuro Records
Lester Young
On Aladdin Vol. 2
1975, LP, Comp, Liberty
The Tete Montoliu Trio*
Tete!
1975
Lester Young
The Aladdin Sessions
1975
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
1972
Lester Young
Giant Of Jazz
1968, Vinyl,
Ricard Roda / Ricard Miralles / Enric Ponsa / Joan Josep Tudurí*
Nits De Jazz Al Jamboree
1968
Archie Shepp
Mama Too Tight
1967, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Free Jazz
Nat King Cole, Lester Young
Nat King Cole And Lester Young
1966, Vinyl,
Lester Young
The Great Lester Young Volume Two
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, Liberty
McCoy Tyner Trio With Roy Haynes And Henry Grimes
Reaching Fourth
1962, ,
, Post Bop
John Coltrane
Soultrane
1959, 7", EP, Metronome
John Coltrane With Red Garland
Soultrane
1958, ,
, Hard Bop
Lester Young
Vol. 1
1956
Lester Young
And His Tenor Sax. Vol.2
1953
Illinois Jacquet / Lester Young
Battle Of The Saxes
1951, Vinyl,
Lester Young And His Sextet*
Jumping With Symphony Sid / No Eyes Blues
1947, Shellac, 10", Aladdin (6),
Lester Young And His Sextet*
S.M. Blues / Sunday
1947, Shellac, 10", Aladdin (6)
Lester Young And His Sextet*
Sax-O-Be-Bop / On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1947
Various
Jazz Giants
Reel, 4tr Stereo, Comp, 6'', MPS Records
Jessica Williams
Time Is Love
CDr, Album, Red And Blue Recordings
Lester Young
The Great Lester Young - Vol. 2
, Swing
Lester Young
Lester Young Memorial Vol. 2
Lester Young
Memorial Lester Young
Archie Shepp
Ballads For Trane