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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Diskografie
11 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Rollin' With Leo (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1961
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 - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 16.01.2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Last Sessions (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Lovers am 26.09.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Legendary Bop, Rhythm & Blues Classics: Leo Parker (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 19.01.2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1950
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 08.06.2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei The Jazz Corner am 01.06.2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Milestones of Jazz Legends: More Blue Notes, Vol. 9
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Intense Media GmbH am 15.03.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blue Leo / Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 05.01.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo