Leonard was born in Kansas City in 1905.[2] A professional musician from the age of 17, he joined Bennie Moten's orchestra in 1923, where he led the reed section until 1931.[1] In 1931, he and Thamon Hayes formed the Kansas City Skyrockets,[1] which included trumpeters Ed Lewis and James Ross, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and pianist Jesse Stone. After disputes with the Chicago local of the American Federation of Musicians the band broke up.
In 1939, Leonard formed Harlan Leonard and his Rockets,[1] which featured a young Myra Taylor. This band quickly became a leading band in Kansas City and toured nationally.[1]Charlie Parker played in this band for five weeks, but he was fired by Leonard for lack of discipline. The band featured arrangements by its piano player Tadd Dameron that bore suggestions of the transition between swing and bebop.[1] The band broke up during the Second World War, and Leonard left professional music.[1] He worked in banking and for the Internal Revenue Service and died in Los Angeles in 1983.[2]
Discographyedit
Harlan Leonard and His Rockets[3] (RCA Victor, 1965)
The Chronological Harlan Leonard and His Rockets 1940 (Classics, 1992)
harlan, leonard, july, 1905, november, 1983, american, jazz, bandleader, clarinetist, from, kansas, city, missouri, united, states, background, informationbirth, nameharlan, quentin, leonardborn, 1905, july, 1905kansas, city, missouri, diednovember, 1983, 1983. Harlan Leonard July 2 1905 1 November 10 1983 2 was an American jazz bandleader and clarinetist from Kansas City Missouri United States 1 Harlan LeonardHarlan LeonardBackground informationBirth nameHarlan Quentin LeonardBorn 1905 07 02 July 2 1905Kansas City Missouri U S DiedNovember 10 1983 1983 11 10 aged 78 Los Angeles California U S GenresJazzOccupation s Musician bandleaderInstrument s Clarinet Leonard was born in Kansas City in 1905 2 A professional musician from the age of 17 he joined Bennie Moten s orchestra in 1923 where he led the reed section until 1931 1 In 1931 he and Thamon Hayes formed the Kansas City Skyrockets 1 which included trumpeters Ed Lewis and James Ross trombonist Vic Dickenson and pianist Jesse Stone After disputes with the Chicago local of the American Federation of Musicians the band broke up In 1939 Leonard formed Harlan Leonard and his Rockets 1 which featured a young Myra Taylor This band quickly became a leading band in Kansas City and toured nationally 1 Charlie Parker played in this band for five weeks but he was fired by Leonard for lack of discipline The band featured arrangements by its piano player Tadd Dameron that bore suggestions of the transition between swing and bebop 1 The band broke up during the Second World War and Leonard left professional music 1 He worked in banking and for the Internal Revenue Service and died in Los Angeles in 1983 2 Discography editHarlan Leonard and His Rockets 3 RCA Victor 1965 The Chronological Harlan Leonard and His Rockets 1940 Classics 1992 References edit a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing pp 1462 3 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 a b c Yanow Scott Harlan Leonard AllMusic Retrieved 28 May 2014 Harlan Leonard And His Rockets Harlan Leonard And His Rockets 1965 Vinyl Discogs com Retrieved 25 September 2021 External links editDriggs Frank amp Kernfeld Barry 2001 Harlan Leonard In Sadie Stanley amp Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 978 1 56159 239 5 Music Web Encyclopaedia nbsp This article about a United States jazz musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an American clarinetist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harlan Leonard amp oldid 1172275520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
