Leroy Harris senior
Leroy Harris senior (born February 1895 in St. Louis ; † March 1969 ibid) was an American jazz musician ( banjo , guitar , also flute ).
Live and act
Harris came from a musical family; his brother was the violinist and band leader Jimmy Harris, his sister Marie was a pianist. His brother Arville Harris was also a jazz musician. He began a career in the early 1920s as a banjo player, guitarist and flautist on river steamers. After moving to New York, he was a member of the bands of Fletcher Henderson (from 1925), Duncan Mayers (1926), Clarence Williams , LeRoy Tibbs and His Connie's Inn Orchestra, Jesse Stone (1937), Horace Henderson , Tiny Bradshaw and Willie Bryant . In the field of jazz he was involved in 41 recording sessions between 1926 and 1950, except for the aforementioned with King Oliver .
His son Leroy Harris junior (clarinet, alto saxophone) worked for Earl Hines and Singleton Palmer from the 1930s .
Web links
- Eugene Chadbourne : Leroy Harris at Allmusic (English)
- Leroy Harris at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyn Driggs Cunningham, AE Jimmy Jones: Sweet, Hot, and Blue: St. Louis' Musical Heritage . 1989, page 78
- ^ A b Cf. Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973 . 2006
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 25, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harris, Leroy Sr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (banjo, guitar, also flute) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1969 |
| Place of death | St. Louis |