Leon Spencer
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Leon Spencer is an American acid jazz / soul jazz organist born in Houston, Texas, in 1945. He played piano with David Newman, and later organ with Melvin Sparks.
Spencer is best-known for his albums for the Prestige Records label in the early 1970s, i.e. Sneak Preview (1970) Louisiana Slim (1971) and Where I'm Coming From (1973). Some of the musicians who appeared with him on these albums include Grover Washington, Jr., Idris Muhammad, Melvin Sparks, Buddy Caldwell, and Virgil Jones.[1]
[edit] Leader Discography
- Sneak Preview (Prestige, 1971)
- Louisiana Slim (Prestige, 1971)
- Bad walkin' woman (Prestige, 1972)
- Where I'm comin' from (Prestige, 1973)
[edit] Sideman Discography
- Wilbert Longmire Revolution (World Pacific, 1968)
- Lou Donaldson The Scorpion - Live at the Cadillac Club (Blue Note, 1970)
- Lou Donaldson Pretty Things (Blue Note, 1970)
- Melvin Sparks Sparks ! (Prestige, 1970)
- Sonny Stitt Turn it on (Prestige, 1971)
- Gene Ammons You talk that talk (Prestige, 1971)
- Melvin Sparks Akilah (Prestige, 1971)
- Rusty Bryant Fire Eater (Prestige, 1971)
- Melvin Sparks Spark Plug ! (Prestige, 1971)
- Lou Donaldson Cosmos (Blue Note, 1971)
[edit] References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Leon Spencer Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r308561. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
