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'''Leo Wright''' (December 14, 1933 in [[Wichita Falls]], [[Texas]] – January 4, 1991 in [[Vienna]]) was an American [[jazz]] musician who played [[alto saxophone]], [[flute]] and [[clarinet]]. He played with [[Charles Mingus]], [[Kenny Burrell]], [[Johnny Coles]], [[Blue Mitchell]] and [[Dizzy Gillespie]] in the late 1950s, early 1960s and in the late 1970s.
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'''Leo Wright''' (December 14, 1933 in [[Wichita Falls]], [[Texas]] – January 4, 1991 in [[Vienna]]) was an American [[jazz]] musician who played [[alto saxophone]], [[flute]] and [[clarinet]]. He played with [[Booker Ervin]], [[Charles Mingus]], [[John Hardee]], [[Kenny Burrell]], [[Johnny Coles]], [[Blue Mitchell]] and [[Dizzy Gillespie]] in the late 1950s, early 1960s and in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leo Wright |url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/leowright |website=All About Jazz |accessdate=9 October 2020|date=2012}}</ref> Relocating to Europe in 1963, Wright settled in [[Berlin]] and later [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelsey |first1=Chris |title=Leo Wright |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/leo-wright-mn0000208857/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=9 October 2020 |date=2020}}</ref> During this time he performed and recorded primarily in Europe, using European musicians or fellow American expatriates, such as [[Kenny Clarke]] and [[Art Farmer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Leo Wright |url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/leowright |website=AllAboutJazz |accessdate=9 October 2020 |date=2012}}</ref> He died of a heart attack in 1991 at the age of 57.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://andrecondouant.de/inhalt/leow/leo01.html|title = LEO WRIGHT - biography 2}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==


===As leader===
===As leader/co-leader===
*''Blues Shout'' (Atlantic, 1961)
* ''[[Blues Shout]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1960)
* ''[[Suddenly the Blues]]'' (Atlantic, 1961)
*''Soul Talk'' ([[Vortex Records]])
* ''[[Soul Talk (Leo Wright album)|Soul Talk]]'' ([[Vortex Records|Vortex]], 1963)
* ''Modern Jazz Studio Number 4'' ([[Amiga Records|Amiga]], 1965 [1970])
* ''Flute + Alto – Sax'' (Amiga, 1965 [1967])
*''[[Alto Summit]]'' ([[MPS Records|MPS]], 1968) with [[Lee Konitz]], [[Pony Poindexter]] and [[Phil Woods]]
* ''It's All Wright'' (MPS, 1972)
* ''Evening Breeze'' ([[Roulette Records|Roulette]], 1977)
* ''New Horn in Town/Blues Shote'' ([[Fresh Sound]], 2012)


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
'''With [[Booker Ervin]]'''
* ''[[Doug's Night Club, Berlin, Germany]]" ([[Bootleg recording|Bootleg]]), 1965)
'''With [[Kenny Burrell]]'''
'''With [[Kenny Burrell]]'''
*''[[Bluesin' Around]]'' (Columbia, 1962 [1983])
* ''[[Bluesin' Around]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 1962 [1983])
'''With [[Gloria Coleman]]'''
'''With [[Gloria Coleman]]'''
*''[[Soul Sisters]]'' (Impulse!, 1963)
* ''[[Soul Sisters]]'' ([[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]], 1963)
'''With [[Johnny Coles]]'''
'''With [[Johnny Coles]]'''
*''[[Little Johnny C]]'' (Blue Note, 1963)
* ''[[Little Johnny C]]'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 1963)
'''With [[Tadd Dameron]]'''
'''With [[Tadd Dameron]]'''
*''[[The Magic Touch]]'' (Riverside, 1962)
* ''[[The Magic Touch (Tadd Dameron album)|The Magic Touch]]'' ([[Riverside Records|Riverside]], 1962)
'''With [[Red Garland]]'''
*''[[I Left My Heart...]]'' (Muse, 1978 [1985])
'''With [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'''
'''With [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'''
*''[[Gillespiana]]'' (Verve, 1960)
* ''Copenhagen Concert'' (SteepleChase)
* ''[[Gillespiana]]'' ([[Verve Records|Verve]], 1960)
*''[[An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet]]'' (Verve, 1961)
*''[[Carnegie Hall Concert (Dizzy Gillespie album)|Carnegie Hall Concert]]'' (Verve, 1961)
* ''[[An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet]]'' (Verve, 1961)
*''[[Dizzy on the French Riviera]]'' (Philips, 1962)
* ''[[Carnegie Hall Concert (Dizzy Gillespie album)|Carnegie Hall Concert]]'' (Verve, 1961)
*''[[A Musical Safari - Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1961]]'' (Booman Records, 1974)
* ''[[Dizzy on the French Riviera]]'' ([[Philips Records|Philips]], 1962)
* ''A Musical Safari – Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1961'' (Booman, 1974)
*''[[New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album)|New Wave]]'' (Philips, 1963)
* ''[[New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album)|New Wave]]'' (Philips, 1963)
'''With [[Gildo Mahones]]'''
'''With [[Gildo Mahones]]'''
*''[[I'm Shooting High]]'' (Prestige, 1963)
* ''[[I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones album)|I'm Shooting High]]'' ([[Prestige Records|Prestige]], 1963)
*''[[The Great Gildo]]'' (Prestige, 1964)
* ''[[The Great Gildo]]'' (Prestige, 1964)
'''With [[Jack McDuff]]'''
'''With [[Jack McDuff]]'''
*''[[Screamin']]'' (Prestige, 1962)
* ''[[Screamin']]'' (Prestige, 1962)
'''With [[Blue Mitchell]]'''
'''With [[Blue Mitchell]]'''
*''[[Step Lightly]]'' (Blue Note, 1964)
* ''[[Step Lightly]]'' (Blue Note, 1964)
'''With [[Oliver Nelson]]'''
* ''[[Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra]]'' ([[Flying Dutchman Records|Flying Dutchman]], 1970)
'''With [[Dave Pike]]'''
* ''[[Limbo Carnival]]'' (New Jazz, 1962)
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
*''[[Lalo = Brilliance]]'' (Roulette, 1962)
* ''[[Lalo = Brilliance]]'' ([[Roulette Records|Roulette]], 1962)
*''[[Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz]]'' (Audio Fidelity, 1962)
* ''[[Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz]]'' ([[Audio Fidelity Records|Audio Fidelity]], 1962)
*''[[Samba Para Dos]]'' with [[Bob Brookmeyer]] (Verve, 1963)
* ''[[Samba Para Dos]]'' with [[Bob Brookmeyer]] (Verve, 1963)
'''With [[Richard Williams (musician)|Richard Williams]]'''
* ''[[New Horn in Town]]'' ([[Candid Records|Candid]], 1960)
'''With [[Jimmy Witherspoon]]'''
'''With [[Jimmy Witherspoon]]'''
*''[[Baby, Baby, Baby]]'' (Prestige, 1963)
* ''[[Baby, Baby, Baby (Jimmy Witherspoon album)|Baby, Baby, Baby]]'' (Prestige, 1963)
'''With [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]]'''
* ''[[The Composer of Desafinado Plays]]'' (Verve, 1963)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Leo-Wright.html Short biography]
*[http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Leo-Wright.html Short biography]
*[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/leowright Another Short Biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081008021526/http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/leowright Another Short Biography]
*[http://andrecondouant.de/inhalt/leow/leo.html A Longer Biography]
*[http://andrecondouant.de/inhalt/leow/leo.html A Longer Biography]


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Latest revision as of 19:55, 7 November 2024

Leo Wright
Born(1933-12-14)December 14, 1933
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
DiedJanuary 4, 1991(1991-01-04) (aged 57)
Vienna, Austria
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Alto saxophone, flute, clarinet

Leo Wright (December 14, 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas – January 4, 1991 in Vienna) was an American jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and clarinet. He played with Booker Ervin, Charles Mingus, John Hardee, Kenny Burrell, Johnny Coles, Blue Mitchell and Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1950s, early 1960s and in the late 1970s.[1] Relocating to Europe in 1963, Wright settled in Berlin and later Vienna.[2] During this time he performed and recorded primarily in Europe, using European musicians or fellow American expatriates, such as Kenny Clarke and Art Farmer.[3] He died of a heart attack in 1991 at the age of 57.[4]

Discography

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As leader/co-leader

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As sideman

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With Booker Ervin

With Kenny Burrell

With Gloria Coleman

With Johnny Coles

With Tadd Dameron

With Red Garland

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Gildo Mahones

With Jack McDuff

With Blue Mitchell

With Oliver Nelson

With Dave Pike

With Lalo Schifrin

With Richard Williams

With Jimmy Witherspoon

With Antônio Carlos Jobim

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Wright". All About Jazz. 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelsey, Chris (2020). "Leo Wright". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Leo Wright". AllAboutJazz. 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "LEO WRIGHT - biography 2".
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