Leo Wright


Leo Wright 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.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

With Booker Ervin
With Kenny Burrell
  • Bluesin' Around
With Gloria Coleman
  • Soul Sisters
With Johnny Coles
With Tadd Dameron
With Red Garland
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Gildo Mahones
With Jack McDuff
  • Screamin
With Blue Mitchell
  • Step Lightly
With Oliver Nelson
  • Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra
With Dave Pike
  • Limbo Carnival
With Lalo Schifrin
With Richard Williams
  • New Horn in Town
With Jimmy Witherspoon
With Antônio Carlos Jobim'
  • ''The Composer of Desafinado Plays''