Leo Wright

Leo Wright

Leo Nash Wright

On 2 records in 1 Record Tribe collection

Played on

Europa JazzDizzy Gillespie & Gerry Mulligan, 1981Alto Saxophone, Flute An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie QuintetDizzy Gillespie Quintet, 1961Saxophone, Flute

About

Jazz alto saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, December, 12, 1933, died January 4, 1991 in Vienna, Austria.
In 1959 Wright became a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s quintet and big band. When Gillespie disbanded this quintet in 1962, during a European tour, Wright decided to stay in Europe. After that he played various jazz clubs, concerts and festivals in Stockholm, Paris, Rome and Prague.