Leo Parker
Leo Parker was the proud owner of a big, beefy baritone sax tone and a fluent technique that struck a great match between the gritty, down-home feeling of R&B and the advanced harmonies of bebop. At first, he studied alto in high school, even recording with Coleman Hawkins' early bebop band at age 18 on that instrument in 1944. But upon joining the legendary Billy Eckstine bop band in 1944-1945 and 1946, Parker switched to baritone and began to garner notice. He worked with Dizzy Gillespie's band on 52nd Street in 1946 and Illinois Jacquet's group in 1947-1948, and recorded with Fats Navarro, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon, and Sir Charles Thompson; he scored a hit with Thompson, "Mad Lad," on the Apollo label. Parker seemed to be on his way, but drug problems -- an epidemic in the bop community -- kept interfering with his career, and he recorded only sporadically in the 1950s. In September and October 1961, Parker began a comeback on the Blue Note label with two lively albums that successfully combined his blues, gospel, and bop backgrounds. But only a few months later, a heart attack felled him at the age of 36.
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Discographie
11 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Rollin' With Leo (Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Note Records le 1 janv. 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Note Records le 1 janv. 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Architect of Soul Jazz Bill Jennings. The Complete Early Recordings 1951-1957
Jazz - Paru chez Fresh Sound Records le 16 janv. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Last Sessions (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Paru chez Jazz Lovers le 26 sept. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Legendary Bop, Rhythm & Blues Classics: Leo Parker (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Essential Media Group le 19 janv. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1950
Jazz - Paru chez Complete Jazz Series le 8 juin 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Paru chez The Jazz Corner le 1 juin 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Milestones of Jazz Legends: More Blue Notes, Vol. 9
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez Intense Media GmbH le 15 mars 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blue Leo / Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Hit Singles Records le 5 janv. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo