Saxophonists · 1933–1991

Leo Wright

American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist (1933-1991)

Born: 14 December 1933
Wichita Falls
Died: 4 January 1991
Vienna
Country: United States
Record labels: Atlantic Records
Discography: 4 albums

Biography

Leo Wright was a jazz musician who played saxophone, clarinet and flute. Leo Wright was born on 14 December 1933 in Wichita Falls and died on 4 January 1991 in Vienna. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Atlantic Records. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “Blues Shout” (1960) to “It's All Wright - Plays 12 All-Time-Hits” (1973).

Leo Wright (December 14, 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas – January 4, 1991 in Vienna) was an American jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and clarinet. He played with Booker Ervin, Charles Mingus, John Hardee, Kenny Burrell, Johnny Coles, Blue Mitchell and Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1950s, early 1960s and in the late 1970s. Relocating to Europe in 1963, Wright settled in Berlin and later Vienna. During this time he performed and recorded primarily in Europe, using European musicians or fellow American expatriates, such as Kenny Clarke and Art Farmer. He died of a heart attack in 1991 at the age of 57.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Blues Shout 1960

Suddenly the Blues 1962

Soul Talk 1970

It's All Wright - Plays 12 All-Time-Hits 1973

Also plays on

Albums where Leo Wright is credited as a sideman

1961	A Musical Safari - Live at the 1961 Monterey Jazz Festival — Dizzy Gillespie Quintet Featuring Lalo Schifrin	alto saxophone
1962	Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz — Lalo Schifrin and Orchestra	flute, saxophone, woodwind
1963	New Wave — Dizzy Gillespie	woodwind, flute, alto saxophone
1963	The Composer of Desafinado, Plays — Antônio Carlos Jobim	flute
1963	Baby, Baby, Baby — Jimmy Witherspoon	alto saxophone
1963	Screamin' — Brother Jack McDuff	alto saxophone
1964	Little Johnny C — Johnny Coles	alto saxophone, flute
1968	Alto Summit — Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	alto saxophone
1968	More Than Meets the Ear — Jean‐Luc Ponty	flute, alto saxophone
1969	Concerto Grosso in D Blues — Herbie Mann	alto saxophone
1971	Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra — Oliver Nelson	alto saxophone
1978	I Left My Heart... — Red Garland	alto saxophone
1994	Step Lightly — Blue Mitchell	alto saxophone
1995	The Gillespiana Suite - Paris Jazz Concert Salle Playel: 20 November 1960 Recorded Live By Europe 1 — Dizzy Gillespie and His Quintet featuring Lalo Schifrin	woodwind
1998	Gillespiana — Lalo Schifrin	alto saxophone, flute
1998	A Night at Birdland — Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie	woodwind
1999	Quiet Now: Nights Of Quiet Stars — Antonio Carlos Jobim	flute
2003	Aquarela do Brasil — Antônio Carlos Jobim	flute
2004	Orchestra U.S.A.: The Debut Recording — John Lewis	flute
2010	Birth Of The Bossa! — Antônio Carlos Jobim	flute
2014	With the Berlin All Stars — Annie Ross, Pony Poindexter & The Berlin All Stars feat. Carmell Jones & Leo Wright	woodwind
2019	Deluxe Edition — Antônio Carlos Jobim	flute