Introduction
Not to be confused with the baritone saxophonist Leo Parker.
Leon Parker (born August 21, 1965 in White Plains, New York) is a jazz percussionist and composer.
His 1998 album, Awakening (Columbia), reached the 20th position on Billboard 's "Top Jazz albums" chart. It was his second album for Columbia.
Parker played on pianist Jacky Terrasson's first three albums. Parker toured with guitarist Charlie Hunter, who commented that "What I always look for in drummers is that they have a perfect blend of the visceral and the intellectual [...] Leon definitely had that."
Discography
As leader
- 1994: Above & Below (Epicure)
- 1996: Belief (Columbia)
- 1998: Awakening (Columbia)
- 2001: The Simple Life (Label M)
Collaborations
- 1999: Duo with Charlie Hunter (Blue Note)
As sideman
With Dewey Redman & Joshua Redman
- Choices (Enja, 1992)
With Jesse Davis
- As We Speak (Concord Jazz, 1992)
- Young at Art (Concord Jazz, 1993)
With MTB (Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein)
- Consenting Adults (Criss Cross Jazz, 1994)
With Jacky Terrasson
- Jacky Terrasson (Bluenote, 1994)
With Don Braden
- Organic (Epicure, 1995)
With James Carter
- The Real Quiet Storm (Atlantic, 1995)
With Franck Amsallem and Tim Ries
- Is That So, Sunnyside Records 1996
With Virginia Mayhew
- Nini Green (Chiaroscuro, 1997)
With Jacky Terrasson
- Alive (Bluenote, 1998)
With Giovanni Mirabassi
- Terra Furiosa (Discograph, 2008)
- Out of Track (Discograph, 2009)
With Giovanni Mirabassi and Gianluca Renzi
- Live At the Blue Note, Tokyo (Discograph, 2010)