What was Lester Young's major contribution to jazz music?
Introducing hipster jargon
Incorporating classical elements
Adding a heavy metal twist
Inserting electronic elements
Answer
Lester Young's major contribution to jazz music was introducing hipster jargon, which is a set of slang terms and expressions associated with the hipster subculture. He is credited with popularizing phrases such as "cool", "dig", "groovy", and "far out", which are now commonly used in everyday speech.
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