Jay Leonhart

Jay Leonhart
Born: Dec 6, 1940 in Baltimore, MD
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Styles: Bop, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Swing
Biography: A superior bassist, Jay Leonhart has also had a parallel and sometimes overlapping career as a witty lyricist and occasional singer. As a child he attended the Peabody Conservatory (1946-50) and by the time he went to the Berklee College of Music (1959-61), Leonhart was a jazz musician. He played with ...Read full biography
Cool
Released: 2004
Label: Sons of Sound
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Jay Leonhart drew inspiration early in his musical life from the Oscar Peterson Trio (with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis), which serves somewhat as a model for this trio date. With pianist Ted Rosenthal and ...Read full review
Sensitive to the Touch
Released: 1999
Label: LRC Ltd
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Ignore the cheesy art on the cover and the odd label "Easy Listening, Lite Jazz;" this swinging quartet session featuring the music of Harold Arlen is worth checking out. Bassist Jay Leonhart is the leader, ...Read full review
More Jay Leonhart albums: Main Albums (17), DVD/Video (1)
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