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Leon Parker

Leon Parker

born on 21/8/1965 in White Plains, NY, United States

Leon Parker

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Not to be confused with the baritone saxophonist Leo Parker.

Leon Parker (born August 21, 1965 in White Plains, New York) is a jazz percussionist and composer.[1]

His 1998 album, Awakening (Columbia), reached the 20th position on Billboard 's "Top Jazz albums" chart.[1] It was his second album for Columbia.[2]

Parker played on pianist Jacky Terrasson's first three albums.[3] Parker toured with guitarist Charlie Hunter, who commented that "What I always look for in drummers is that they have a perfect blend of the visceral and the intellectual [...] Leon definitely had that."[4]

Discography

As leader

  • 1994: Above & Below (Epicure)
  • 1996: Belief (Columbia)
  • 1998: Awakening (Columbia)
  • 2001: The Simple Life (Label M)

Collaborations

  • 1999: Duo with Charlie Hunter (Blue Note)

As sideman

With Dewey Redman & Joshua Redman

  • Choices (Enja, 1992)

With Jesse Davis

  • As We Speak (Concord Jazz, 1992)
  • Young at Art (Concord Jazz, 1993)

With MTB (Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein)

  • Consenting Adults (Criss Cross Jazz, 1994)

With Jacky Terrasson

  • Jacky Terrasson (Bluenote, 1994)

With Don Braden

  • Organic (Epicure, 1995)

With James Carter

  • The Real Quiet Storm (Atlantic, 1995)

With Franck Amsallem and Tim Ries

With Virginia Mayhew

  • Nini Green (Chiaroscuro, 1997)

With Jacky Terrasson

  • Alive (Bluenote, 1998)

With Giovanni Mirabassi

  • Terra Furiosa (Discograph, 2008)
  • Out of Track (Discograph, 2009)

With Giovanni Mirabassi and Gianluca Renzi

  • Live At the Blue Note, Tokyo (Discograph, 2010)

References

  1. ^ a b All Music
  2. ^ Stanley, Leo "Leon Parker – Awakening". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Panken, Ted (March 2015) "Jacky Terrasson: On the Edge". DownBeat. p. 35.
  4. ^ Milkowski, Bill (September 2015) "Charlie Hunter: Groove Factor". DownBeat. p. 45.


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