Lee Abrams
Lee Abrams (* 6. January 1925 in New York City as Leon Abramson ; † 20th April 1992 ) was an American jazz - drummer .
Lee Abrams did his military service from 1943 to 1946 and then played a. a. with Roy Eldridge in 1947 and various bands in the jazz clubs on 52nd Street , such as Coleman Hawkins , JJ Johnson , Eddie Lockjaw Davis . In the late 1940s he worked in Eddie Heywood's Trio and in Andy Kirk's orchestra . In the 1950s he accompanied Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Illinois Jacquet , Oscar Pettiford (1952) and Lester Young (1953); afterwards he worked as a freelance musician a. a. worked with Al Haig , leading workshops and teaching in Brooklyn. In the 1980s he was still employed in his brother Ray's big band . A film about him called Joe Albany ... A Jazz Life was being made during this time . Recordings with this drummer of swing and modern jazz can be found with Bennie Green , Roy Eldridge, Andy Kirk, with Al Haig, Wynton Kelly and Duke Jordan .
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 5th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Lee Abrams at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abrams, Lee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abramson, Leon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1992 |
| Place of death | New York City |