Leo Wright

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Leo Wright

Real Name:
Leo Nash Wright
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Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, 14.12.1933
He studied Saxophone and Flute. In 1959 he became a member of the famous Dizzy Gillespie Quintet. When Gillespie closed this Quintet in 1962 during a Europe-Tour, Leo Wright decided to stay in Europe. Since this time he played in various Jazz Clubs, Concerts and Festivals between Stockolm, Paris, Rome and Prague.
In Groups:
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra, Leo Wright Combo
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Releases:
Recorded At The Tenth German Jazz Festival In Frankfurt (LP, Album)   SABA 1966
An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Recorded Live In Concert (LP, Album, RE)   Verve Records, Polygram Records Inc 1981
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Gillespiana (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Verve Records ... 1960
An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Verve Records 1961
Little Johnny C (LP)   Blue Note 1963
New Wave! (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Wing Records 1963
Soul Sisters (LP, Album, Mono)   Impulse! 1963
The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Verve Records 1963
Dr. Čamrda And His Prague Dixieland Band (LP, Album) Blues For Festival Supraphon 1965
Flöte + Alt-Sax = Leo Wright (LP)   AMIGA 1966
Modern Jazz Studio Nr. 4 (LP) Worksong, Bloody Blues... AMIGA 1970
Stop! Watch! And Listen! (LP, Album)   MPS Records 1970
Rock Candy (2xLP, Comp, Gat)   Prestige 1972
Lieder Der Nacht (LP, Album)   Philips 1976
Sexy Lady - Let's Dance Dance Dance To Jumbo '76 (LP, Album)   Hansa International 1976
The Big Band Beatles (LP, Album)   EMI Electrola 1977
Und Die Liebe, Sie Kam (LP, Album)   Philips 1979
Bluesin' Around (LP, Album)   CBS 1983
Compact Jazz: Best Of Bossa Nova (CD, Comp) Agua De Berber, Insens... Verve Records 1987
Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Masters 10 (CD, Comp) Africana, Desafinado Verve Records 1993
Gillespiana And Carnegie Hall Concert (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1993
Jazz Trumpet (5xCD)   Jazz World 1994
The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (CD, Comp) Só Danço Samba (Jazz... Verve Records 1995
Screamin' (CD, Album)   Original Jazz Classics 1996
Screamin´ (Vinyl, Album)   Prestige 1996
The Gold Collection - Classic Performances (2xCD) Alma Retro (2) 1997
Lalo Schifrin Talkin' Verve (CD, Comp) Samba Para Dos Verve Records 1999
Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour (CD) Agua De Beber, O Morro... Verve Records 2000
Plays And Sings Bossa Nova (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Verve Records 2000
Verve // Remixed² / Verve // Unmixed² (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Manteca Universal Music (Canada) 2003
Bar Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) In A Shanty In Old Sha... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Bossa Nova (CD, Comp, RM) Bossa Nova Cha Cha, Ch... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
One Note Samba (CD, Comp) The Girl From Ipanema,... Verve Records 2006
Organized! (CD, Comp, RM) Que Baby Verve Records 2007
Dizzy On The French Rivera (LP, Mon)   Philips  
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 25 (LP)   Curcio  
Tracks Appear On:
Heavy Flute (CD) The Wiggler Label M 2000
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