Bill Leslie (1925-2003)
Leslie attended Media High School and graduated as an electrician at the outbreak of the Second World War. He took his military service from the US Army in Fort George G. Meade from 1943 onwards. Because of an eye disease, he was released from the army in 1944 and visited the Landis School of Music in West Philadelphia until 1948. He began his professional career as a musician in the late 1940s; In the following decade, he was part of the band of Louis Jordan, with whom he performed in clubs in Las Vegas, the Apollo Theater in Harlem and Smalls' Paradise, as well as in the TV show Your Hit Parade.In the 1960s he played with recordings of Larry Young (Groove Street), Thornel Schwartz (soul cookin), Sweden with Don Gardner, Dee Dee Ford and Freda Payne. At Argo Records, he released Diggin 'the Chicks, his only album under his own name, in 1962, with Ben Tucker, Art Taylor, Thornel Schwartz and Tommy Flanagan. In the field of jazz, he was involved in five recording sessions between 1962 and 1965. [2] At the end of the 1960s, he directed an organ trio. In the early 1980s, Leslie was the first chairman of the Philadelphia Clef Club, a jazz club in the 13th Street corner of Washington Avenue. In later years he was a church musician in Sellersville and performed Duke Ellington's Sacred Music.
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Bill Leslie (1925-2003)
Leslie asistió a la Escuela Secundaria de Medios y se graduó como electricista al estallar la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hizo el servicio militar en el ejército de EE.UU. en Fort George G. Meade a partir de 1943. Debido a una enfermedad ocular, fue liberado del ejército en 1944 y visitó la Escuela de Música Landis en el oeste de Filadelfia hasta 1948. Comenzó su carrera profesional como músico a finales de los años 40. En la década siguiente, formó parte de la banda de Louis Jordan, con la que actuó en clubes de Las Vegas, en el Teatro Apolo de Harlem y en Smalls' Paradise, así como en el programa de televisión Your Hit Parade. En los años 60 tocó con grabaciones de Larry Young (Groove Street), Thornel Schwartz (soul cookin), Suecia con Don Gardner, Dee Dee Ford y Freda Payne. En Argo Records, lanzó Diggin 'the Chicks, su único álbum bajo su propio nombre, en 1962, con Ben Tucker, Art Taylor, Thornel Schwartz y Tommy Flanagan. En el campo del jazz, participó en cinco sesiones de grabación entre 1962 y 1965. A finales de los años 60, dirigió un trío de órgano. A principios de los 80, Leslie fue el primer presidente del Philadelphia Clef Club, un club de jazz en la esquina de la calle 13 de la Avenida Washington. En años posteriores fue músico de iglesia en Sellersville e interpretó la Música Sagrada de Duke Ellington.
Tracklist
A1 Good Night Irene 5:20
A2 Angel Eyes 4:45
A3 Madge 4:30
A4 Margie 4:25
B1 Lonely Woman 4:45
B2 Got A Date With An Angel 5:20
B3 Rosetta 5:30
Credits
Tenor Saxophone, Saxello – Bill Leslie
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Bass – Ben Tucker
Drums – Arthur Taylor
Guitar – Thornel Schwartz
Supervised By – Esmond Edwards
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded October 19, 1962
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Label: Argo Records – LP-710
Released: 1962
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