Leo Parker

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Leo Parker was an American baritone saxophonist known for his work in the bebop and hard bop jazz scenes of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz musician
saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Billy Eckstine NERFINISHED
Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED
Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
Fats Navarro NERFINISHED
Gene Ammons NERFINISHED
Illinois Jacquet NERFINISHED
J. J. Johnson NERFINISHED
Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED
Sir Charles Thompson NERFINISHED
Stan Kenton NERFINISHED
Tadd Dameron NERFINISHED
Wardell Gray NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-04-18
dateOfDeath 1962-02-11
ethnicity African-American
familyName Parker NERFINISHED
genre bebop
hard bop
jazz
givenName Leo NERFINISHED
instrument baritone saxophone
saxophone
memberOf Billy Eckstine Orchestra NERFINISHED
Illinois Jacquet band NERFINISHED
movement bebop
hard bop
name Leo Parker NERFINISHED
notableInstrumentRole helped popularize baritone saxophone in bebop
notablePeriod 1940s
1950s
notableWork Let Me Tell You 'Bout It NERFINISHED
Rollin' with Leo NERFINISHED
occupation musician
saxophonist
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C.
placeOfDeath New York City
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Savoy Records NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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Dial Records recordedArtist Leo Parker