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Born: Leon Evans Parker Jnr. on Aug 21, 1965 in White Plains, NY Genres: Jazz Styles: Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz Instruments: Drums
Leon Parker consistently shows that less is more by making a great deal of music on a greatly reduced drum set sometimes consisting only of a snare drum, bass drum, and a cymbal. Parker started playing drums when he was three and became serious when he was around 11. At 15, he playing in a local youth jazz band, and two years later, he started studying classical percussion. After graduating from high school, Parker moved to New York City, taking lessons with Barry Harris and freelancing. During a regular gig as a leader at Augie's, he began minimizing his drum set, learning to play entire sets using just a cymbal. He made his recording debut with Harvie Swartz, toured with Sheila Jordan, and gigged with Kenny Barron. Parker spent 1989 with his wife, Lisa (a flutist), playing throughout Spain and Portugal. Back in New York, he became part of the regular band at the Village Gate. The colorful drummer toured and recorded with Dewey Redman, worked with David Sanchez, and was part of the Jacky Terrasson Trio in the mid-'90s. Leon Parker recorded as a leader for Epicure and Columbia, issuing Awakening for the latter in 1998.
- Scott Yanow (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
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Leon Parker - 'Belief' - 1996, Columbia |
Leon Parker - 'The Simple Life' - 2001, Label M |
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Charlie Hunter - 'Duo' - 1999, Blue Note |
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Gene Ammons - 'Blowing The Blues Away 1944-1947' - 2001, EPM-Jazz Archives |
James Carter - 'The Real Quietstorm' - 1994, Atlantic |
Dizzy Gillespie - 'Odyssey 1945-1952' - 2002, Savoy Jazz |
Coleman Hawkins - 'Super Session' - 2002, History |
Charlie Hunter - 'Charlie Hunter' - 2000, Blue Note |
J.J. Johnson - 'Jay & Kai' - 1954, Savoy Records |
Dave Kikoski - 'Inner Trust' - 1998, Criss Cross |
Fats Navarro - 'Dameronia' - 1999, Jazz Archives |
David Sanchez - 'Sketches Of Dreams' - 1994, Sony |
Harvie Swartz - 'In A Different Ligh' - 1991, Blue Moon |
Jacky Terrasson - 'A Paris..' - 2001, Blue Note, NeoRecords |
Jacky Terrasson - 'Alive' - 1998, Blue Note |
Jacky Terrasson - 'Jacky Terrasson' - 1994, Blue Note |
Jacky Terrasson - 'Lover Man' - 2002, Venus Jazz |