Leo Parker
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 63 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 18,1925 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Washington |
| D. C. | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 11,1962 |
| Died | New York City |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Record labels | Blue Note Records |
| Chess Records | |
| Job | Saxophonist |
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| ID | 527515 |
Leo Parker Life story
Leo Parker was an American jazz musician who played baritone saxophone. Parker studied alto saxophone in high school, and played this instrument on a recording with Coleman Hawkins in 1944. He switched to baritone saxophone later that year when he joined Billy Eckstine's bebop band, playing there until 1946.