Leon Washington
Leon Diamond Washington (June 27, 1909, Jackson, Mississippi – February 19, 1973, Chicago) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born in Mississippi, Washington grew up in Chicago from the age of three. He started on clarinet before moving on to tenor saxophone, and studied under Santy Runyon. After finishing high school, he played professionally from 1926, joining Zinky Cohn's band and recording with Frankie Franko (1930) and Bernie Young & the Creolians (1931–33). He played with Carroll Dickerson from 1934-35 at the Sunset Cafe in Chicago, then played briefly with Louis Armstrong in 1935. He played with Earl Hines in 1937, before joining Red Saunders' group, where he remained for the next 25 years, recording with him extensively in addition to occasionally releasing material under his own name. Leaving Saunders' band in 1963, he became an official at the Chicago musicians' union. Washington died of leukemia in 1973. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1909, Died February 19, 1973
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, tenor saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6AB-1822 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | That's my gal | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D6AB-1823 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Tonight | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D6AB-1824 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Living in a different world | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D6AB-1825 | 10-in. | 2/18/1946 | Sunny road | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Decca | 90784 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Sweet Pease | Victoria Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90785 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Black snake swing (Black snake blues) | Victoria Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90786 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Grievin' me | Dot Scott's Rhythm Dukes ; Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90787 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Double dozens (You dirty no gooder) | Dot Scott's Rhythm Dukes ; Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90788 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | You weren't true (but you're still in my heart) | Dot Scott's Rhythm Dukes ; Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90789 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | I'll never fall in love again | Victoria Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90790 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | T.B.'s got me blues | Victoria Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone | ||
Decca | 90791 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | 410 blues | Dot Scott's Rhythm Dukes ; Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey | instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Washington, Leon," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/350116.
Washington, Leon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/350116.
"Washington, Leon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Washington, Leon, 1909-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005041854
Wikidata: Leon Washington - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15485462
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56810893
MusicBrainz: Leon Washington - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7cc35e88-8a84-4883-abcc-9be232c43a9d
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