The Leaders
The Leaders was a veritable supergroup of leftward-leaning, mid-'80s jazz stars. Its front line was comprised of three of the era's important personalities -- trumpeter Lester Bowie, from the decade's most critically acclaimed band, the Art Ensemble of Chicago; alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, whose Columbia albums of the time almost (but not quite) brought free jazz a measure of popular acceptance; and tenor saxophonist Chico Freeman, who made a series of records that melded the best of mainstream jazz with the passion and originality of the avant-garde. The horns combined with pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Famoudou Don Moye to make a pair of generally fine, if unspectacular, records. Like most (if not all) supergroups, the Leaders existed primarily as a novelty. It seems the band was designed more to attract attention than to exist as an evolving creative entity. The rhythm section also recorded independently for Sunnyside as the Leaders Trio.
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Diskografie
5 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Unforeseen Blessings
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Saint am 01.01.1989
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Out Here Like This...
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Saint am 28.12.1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spirits Alike
Jazz - Erschienen bei Double Moon Records am 07.09.2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Leaders Meet the Kodaks
R&B - Erschienen bei Fury Records am 15.10.1965
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
(It's A) Rat Race
Funk - Erschienen bei Athens Of The North am 26.06.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo