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What is 'Leaving Basie' for Lester Young
Lester Young left the Basie band in late 1940.
Why did Lester Young leave the Count Basie Orchestra?
Lester Young and drummer Jo Jones would stated Young's departure had been in the works for months.

Question: How did he react to his dismissal?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Count Basie react to Lester Young's dismissal?