Leonard Feather

British-American jazz musician and jazz writer (1914–1994)

Born: 13 September 1914
London
Died: 22 September 1994
Encino
Country: United Kingdom
Active: 1932–1994
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Leonard Feather was a jazz musician who played piano. Leonard Feather was born on 13 September 1914 in London and died on 22 September 1994 in Encino. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music (1984).

Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Leonard Feather & Dick Hyman with His East Coast All Stars

Also plays on

Albums where Leonard Feather is credited as a sideman

1950	Rhapsody — Erroll Garner	liner notes
1952	New Faces - New Sounds — Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown	liner notes
1953	Overture to Dawn, Volume 4 — Erroll Garner	liner notes
1955	Torchy — Carmen McRae	liner notes
1956	By Special Request — Carmen McRae with Mat Mathews Quintet	liner notes
1956	With Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan — Hank Mobley	liner notes
1956	Ruby Braff Featuring Dave McKenna — Ruby Braff Featuring Dave McKenna	liner notes
1957	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet — Lou Donaldson	liner notes
1957	Hank Mobley and His All Stars — Hank Mobley	liner notes
1959	The Pepper - Knepper Quintet — Pepper Adams & Jimmy Knepper	producer
1960	The Concert Jazz Band — Gerry Mulligan	liner notes
1961	Pre-Bird — Charles Mingus	liner notes, producer
1961	Hub Cap — Freddie Hubbard	liner notes
1961	Royal Flush — Donald Byrd	liner notes
1961	Workout — Hank Mobley	liner notes
1962	Takin’ Off — Herbie Hancock	liner notes
1962	BBB & Co. — Benny Carter with Ben Webster & Barney Bigard	liner notes
1962	Jazz Mission to Moscow — Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis & Mel Lewis	liner notes
1963	Bud Powell in Paris — Bud Powell	liner notes
1963	Pete Fountain's New Orleans at Midnight — Pete Fountain	liner notes
1964	The Sidewinder — Lee Morgan	liner notes
1964	Our Thing — Joe Henderson	liner notes
1964	The Sheriff — The Modern Jazz Quartet	liner notes
1964	Collaboration — The Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida	liner notes
1964	The Two Sides of Jack Wilson — Jack Wilson With Philly Joe Jones & Leroy Vinnegar	liner notes
1965	And Then Again — Elvin Jones	liner notes
1965	The Cape Verdean Blues — The Horace Silver Quintet plus J.J. Johnson	liner notes
1966	Arabesque — Henry Mancini	liner notes
1966	Mode for Joe — Joe Henderson	liner notes
1966	New Mann at Newport — Herbie Mann	liner notes

Awards

1984 honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music

Historic 78 rpm records

I'D RATHER HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM SARA VAUGHN · John Birks · Ch. Parker · Flip Phillips · Tad Dameron… archive.org ↗
Scratch My Back (Rascame la Espalda) The Varsity Seven · Ulysses Livingston · Danny Polo · Billy Carton ·… · 1939 archive.org ↗
REUNION IN HARLEM JOE MARSALA and his DELTA FOUR · Carmen Mastren · Bill Coleman ·… · 1940 archive.org ↗
REUNION IN HARLEM JOE MARSALA and his DELTA FOUR · Carmen Mastren · Gene Traxler ·… · 1940 archive.org ↗
REUNION IN HARLEM JOE MARSALA and his DELTA FOUR · Carmen Mastren · Bill Coleman ·… · 1940 archive.org ↗
REUNION IN HARLEM JOE MARSALA and his DELTA FOUR · Carmen Mastren · Gene Traxler ·… · 1940 archive.org ↗
Evil Gal Blues Sextet with Dinah Washington · Leonard Feather · Milt Buckner · Joe… · 1943 archive.org ↗
Homeward Bound Sextet with Dinah Washington · Leonard Feather · Joe Morris ·… · 1943 archive.org ↗