After a few months with Basie, Young joined Fletcher HENDERSON'S orchestra and encountered a very different reaction. Friends and bandmembers tried to get Young to change his style to produce a bigger sound, closer to the hot jazz popularised by Hawkins. It was with relief that Young returned to Basie two years later. Basie encouraged an amicable rivalry between Young and Herschel Evans , a talented follower of Hawkins. In this forum Young was able to play the sort of music...