Leonard Gaskin
born on 25/8/1920 in Brooklyn, NY, United States
died on 24/1/2009 in Queens, NY, United States
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Gaskin played on the early bebop scene at Minton's and Monroe's in New York in the early 1940s. In 1944 he took over Oscar Pettiford's spot in Dizzy Gillespie's band,[1] and followed it with stints in bands led by Cootie Williams, Charlie Parker, Don Byas, Eddie South, Charlie Shavers, and Erroll Garner. In the 1950s he played with Eddie Condon's Dixieland band, and played with Ruby Braff, Bud Freeman, Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson, and Miles Davis.
In the 1960s he became a studio musician, playing on numerous gospel and pop records. In the 1970s and 1980s he returned to jazz, playing with Sy Oliver, Panama Francis, and The International Art of Jazz.
Leonard Gaskin became involved in educating young people later in his life. He performed and shared his knowledge with elementary students with the Good Groove Band (Leonard Gaskin, Melissa Lovaglio, Bob Emry, Michael Howell) at Woodstock Elementary School in Woodstock, NY in 2003. Gaskin died January 24, 2009
Discography
As leader
- 1961 Leonard Gaskin at the Jazz Band Ball, (Swingville)
- 1961 Darktown Strutter's Ball, (Swingville)
As sideman
- 1945 Miles Davis: First Miles (Savoy)
- 1946 Don Byas: 1946 (Classics)
- 1949 J. J. Johnson / Kai Winding / Bennie Green: Trombone by Three (OJC)
- 1949 J. J. Johnson: J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy)
- 1950 Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker All Stars Charlie Parker at Birdland and Cafe Society (Cool & Blue, 195052)
- 1950 Stan Getz: The Complete Roost Recordings (Roost, 195054)
- 1951 Illinois Jacquet: Jazz Moods (Verve)
- 1953 Miles Davis: Miles Davis with Horns (Prestige/OJC)
- 1955 Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues (Verve)
- 1955 Sonny Terry / Brownie McGhee: Back Country Blues
- 1956 Jimmy Scott: If Only You Knew (Savoy)
- 1956 Big Maybelle: Candy (Savoy)
- 1956 Sammy Price: Rock (Savoy)
- 1957 Bud Freeman: Chicago / Austin High School Jazz in HiFi (RCA)
- 1957 Eddie Condon: The Roaring Twenties (Columbia)
- 1958 Ruby Braff: Easy Now (RCA)
- 1959 Rex Stewart: Chatter Jazz (RCA)
- 1959 Marion Williams: O Holy Night (Savoy)
- 1960 Sunnyland Slim: Slim's Shout (Prestige)
- 1961 Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' (Bluesville)
- 1962 Rhoda Scott: Hey! Hey! Hey! (Tru-Sound)
- 1963 - Willis Jackson: Grease 'n' Gravy, The Good Life (Prestige)
- 1963 - Red Holloway: The Burner (Prestige)
- 1963 Jimmy Witherspoon: Blues Around the Clock (Prestige)
- 1963 - Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Columbia)
- 1963 - Lightnin' Hopkins: "Goin' Away" (OBC)
- 1964 Sonny Stitt: Primitivo Soul (Prestige)
- 1965 - Illinois Jacquet: Spectrum (Argo)
- 2001 Richard Negri: Meditations on a Downbeat, Words Spoken through Jazz (LightMoose)
References
- [Leonard Gaskin at All Music Guide Leonard Gaskin] at Allmusic
- April,2009-Ill Be Seeing YouReminiscences Allegro at Local 802(AFM)
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