Les Strand
Les Strand (born Leslie Strandt[1] 1925-2002) was an American jazz organist.[2] He was considered a pioneer, Jimmy Smith referred to him as "the Art Tatum of the organ".[3][4]
Recordings
[edit]- Les Strand at the Baldwin Organ (Fantasy, 1956)
- Plays Jazz Classics on the Baldwin Organ (Fantasy, 1956)
- Plays Duke Ellington (On the Hammond Organ) (Fantasy, 1958)
- The Winners: Les Strand & the Yamaha with Their Friends, Barney Kessel & Shelly Manne (Yamaha, 196?)
References
[edit]- ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 155.
- ↑ John Steuart Wilson (1959). The collector's jazz: modern. Lippincott.
- ↑ David H. Rosenthal (9 September 1993). Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. Oxford University Press. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-0-19-535899-5.
- ↑ Keyboard. 15. GPI Publications: 46. 1988.
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