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American jazz organist
Leon Spencer
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American jazz organist
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Death
11 March 2012 (aged 66 years)
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66 years
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Biography
Leon Spencer (November 1, 1945 - March 11, 2012) was an American acid jazz / soul jazz organist born in Houston, Texas. 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, such as 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 and Buddy Caldwell.
Discography
As leader
- Sneak Preview! (Prestige, 1970) -with Grover Washington Jr., Melvin Sparks
- Louisiana Slim (Prestige, 1971) -with Grover Washington Jr., Melvin Sparks
- Bad Walking Woman (Prestige, 1972)
- Where I'm Coming From (Prestige, 1973)
- Legends Of Acid Jazz: Leon Spencer (Prestige, 1997) (compilation of Sneak Preview! + Louisiana Slim)
As sideman
With Rusty Bryant
- Fire Eater (Prestige, 1971) -with Wilbert Longmire
With Karl Denson
- Dance Lesson #2 (Blue Note, 2001)
With Lou Donaldson
- Pretty Things (Blue Note, 1970)
- The Scorpion (Blue Note, 1970)
- Cosmos (Blue Note, 1971)
With Wilbert Longmire
- Revolution (World Pacific, 1968)
- This Side of Heaven (J&M, 1976)
With Melvin Sparks
- Sparks! (Prestige, 1970)
- Spark Plug (Prestige, 1971)
- Akilah! (Prestige, 1972)
With Sonny Stitt
- Turn It On! (Prestige, 1971)
- You Talk That Talk! (Prestige, 1971) -with Gene Ammons
- Black Vibrations (Prestige, 1971)
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