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Lester William DeMerle (born November 4, 1946, Brooklyn)[1] jazz drummer, vocalist, and bandleader.
Career
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DeMerle first picked up drums at age ten. He studied drums and percussion with Bob Livingstone in New York from 1960 to 1965, jammed with Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa when he was 15,[1] 1964 New York World's Fair . He subsequently studied harmony and music theory from Alf Clausen via mail correspondence, and did freelance work in the late 1960s with Alan Dawson , Lee Castle , and the Jimmy Dorsey Band. In 1967 he formed his own group, Sound 67, with Randy Brecker , Arnie Lawrence , Bill Takus , and Norman Simmons .[2] Joe Farrell and Lee Konitz . DeMerle released an album, Spectrum , on United Artists Records in 1969, which featured Lawrence and Simmons, as well as Marvin Stamm , Frank Foster , and Lew Tabackin as sidemen. He toured with a twelve-piece ensemble in 1970.[3]
He became a member of the Harry James Big Band in 1970 and worked with James until 1982, including at the 1974 Newport Jazz Festival and on his Grammy Award -winning King James Version .[4] Don Menza on saxophone). Other associations in the 1970s included Michael Brecker , David Benoit , Eric Marienthal , Raul De Souza , the Heath Brothers , and Bunk Gardner . He released Concerts by the Sea album (Bar T) in 1978.
He worked with his wife, singer Bonnie Eisele , in a big band from 1986. They moved to Fernandina Beach, Florida , where DeMerle established the Amelia Island Jazz Festival and played frequently in hotels and on cruise ships.[5] Origin Records , the first two of which paid tribute to Blue Note Records .
DeMerle has been noted as a vocalist and is able to sing and play drums at the same time, a rarity among jazz drummers.[1] Sammy Davis, Jr. , Tony Bennett , Eddie Jefferson , Wayne Newton , Frank Sinatra , Mel Tormé , and Sarah Vaughan .[1]
Discography
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Spectrum (United Artists , 1969)
Concerts by the Sea (Bar T, 1978)
Transfusion (Dobre, 1978)
Transcendental Watusi (United National, 1979)
On Fire (Palo Alto , 1982)
Spontaneous Combustion (Music Unlimited Productions, 1991?)
Jazz Party (Music Unlimited, 1993)
Havin' A Ball (Music Unlimited, 1994)
You're the Bop: A Jazz Portrait of Cole Porter (Summit , 2000)
Hittin' the Blue Notes, Volume 1 (Origin , 2003)
Hittin' the Blue Notes, Volume 2 (Origin, 2004)
The Jazz Spirit of Christmas (Origin, 2006)
Cookin' at the Corner, Volume 1 (Origin, 2006)
Cookin' at the Corner, Volume 2 (Origin, 2007)
Gypsy Rendezvous, Volume 1 (Origin, 2009)
Gypsy Rendezvous, Volume 2 (Origin, 2011)
Feelin' Good (Origin, 2013)
Comin' Home Baby (Origin, 2016)
See also
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International
National
Artists
References
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^ Talent In Action: Les DeMerle's Spectrum . Billboard
^ Les DeMerle at AllAboutJazz
^ Les DeMerle Band Back Home . The Florida Times-Union
External links
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