Len Skeat

Leonard Skeat was a British jazz double-bassist, and the younger brother of Bill Skeat, a saxophone player.

Biography

He was born in East End of London, and worked with the Ted [Heath |Ted Heath] band. During the 1970s, he was in demand and almost resident at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, and Pizza on the Park Jazz Club in London. He was a member of the band, Velvet.
Skeat recorded with Mel Tormé, Ben Webster, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Scott [Hamilton |Scott Hamilton], Helen Merrill, Lou Rawls, Harry Edison, Denny Wright, Digby Fairweather, Spike Robinson, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Stéphane Grappelli, Dick Morrissey, Bill Watrous, Randy Sandke, and Russian Gregory Fine. He was also a member of the Eddie Thompson Trio and Charly Antolini's Jazz Power.

Discography

With Charly Antolini

1989 Cookin'
1990 Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey
1993 Right-On

With Bud Freeman

1980 The Dolphin Has A Message

With Spike Robinson

1984 Spike Robinson-Eddie Thompson Trip/At Chesters Volumes 1 & 2
1986 In Town with Elaine Delmar
1987 The Gershwin Collection

With Bill Watrous

1982 Bill Watrous in London

With Gregory Fine

1999 Gregory Fine Trio: «»
2000 Gregory Fine Trio: «»
2001 ''Gregory Fine Quartet: «»''