Leon Lee Dorsey
Encyclopedia
Leon Lee Dorsey is an American jazz bassist, known for his well-received debut for Landmark Records
. He is also Assistant Professor of Jazz Performance at University of Pittsburgh
.
Landmark Records
Landmark Records was an American jazz record label founded in 1985 by Orrin Keepnews as a successor to Milestone Records. Landmark Records published albums recorded by the Kronos Quartet of music by Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk, as well as straight jazz albums...
. He is also Assistant Professor of Jazz Performance at University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
.
As leader
- 1995: The Watcher (with Vincent HerringVincent HerringVincent Herring is an American jazz hard bop and post-bop saxophonist and flautist.-Biography:Herring's formal musical education began at age 11, when he started playing saxophone in school bands and studying privately at Dean Frederick's School Of Music in Vallejo, California...
, Don BradenDon BradenDon Braden is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Braden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began playing tenor sax at age 13 and started playing professionally at 15. As a high schooler he played in the McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Band...
, Lafayette Harris Jr., Cecil Brooks IIICecil Brooks IIICecil Brooks III is an American jazz drummer who has worked with, among others, Marvin Peterson, Andrew Hill, Arthur Blythe, Russell Gunn, Etta Jones and Jimmy Ponder....
, Jimmy Madison) - 1999: Song of Songs (with Bryan Carrott, Carlton Holmes, Vincent Ector)
External Links
- Dorsey's homepage from University of Pittsburgh
- Dorsey's personal website