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Leo Parker (April 18, 1925 – February 11, 1962)[1] jazz musician, who primarily played baritone saxophone. Parker was the earliest baritone saxophonist to play bebop .[2]
Early life
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Born in Washington, D.C. ,[1] high school and played this instrument on a recording with Coleman Hawkins in 1944.[1]
Career
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Parker switched to baritone saxophone in 1944 when he joined Billy Eckstine 's bebop band, playing there until 1946.[1] Dexter Gordon , Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons .[1] 52nd Street in New York with Dizzy Gillespie in 1946 and Illinois Jacquet in 1947-48,[1] Fats Navarro , J.J. Johnson , Teddy Edwards , Wardell Gray and Charles Thompson .[1] Apollo Records release, "Mad Lad".[1]
Personal life
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In the 1950s, Parker had problems with drug abuse , which interfered with his recording career.[1] Blue Note in 1961, but the following year he died of a heart attack in New York City .[1]
Discography
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As leader or co-leader
With Coleman Hawkins
Rainbow Mist
With Illinois Jacquet
The Kid and the Brute
Illinois Jacquet / Leo Parker -- Toronto 1947 (Uptown Records 2013)
Jumpin' at Apollo (Delmark, 2002)
With Dexter Gordon
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