Leon Spencer (November 1, 1945 – March 11, 2012) was an American jazz organist from Houston, Texas. He played piano with David Newman and organ with

Melvin Sparks Melvin Sparks (March 22, 1946 – March 15, 2011) was an American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist. He recorded a number of albums for Prestige Records, later recording for Savant Records. He appeared on several recordings with musicia ...

. Spencer recorded for

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in the early 1970s with Buddy Caldwell,

Idris Muhammad Idris Muhammad ( ar, إدريس محمد; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such a ...

, and

Grover Washington Jr. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wr ...

Discography

As leader

* '' Sneak Preview!'' (

, 1970; reissued as ''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Leon Spencer'', 1997) * '' Louisiana Slim'' (Prestige, 1971; reissued as ''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Leon Spencer'', 1997) * '' Bad Walking Woman'' (Prestige, 1972) * ''

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'' (Prestige, 1973)

As sideman

With

Rusty Bryant Royal Gordon "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Biography Bryant was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, becoming a fixture of the local jazz scene ...

* ''

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'' (Prestige, 1971; reissued as ''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Rusty Bryant, Vol. 2'', 1999) With

Karl Denson Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from Santa Ana, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with art ...

* ''Dance Lesson #2'' (

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, 2001) With

Lou Donaldson Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...

* ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1970) * '' The Scorpion: Live at The Cadillac Club'' (Blue Note, 1970 el. 1995 * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1971) With Wilbert Longmire * ''Revolution'' (

World Pacific Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles-based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded ...

, 1969) * ''This Side of Heaven'' (J&M, 1976) With

* ''

Sparks! ''Sparks!'' is the debut album by soul jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks recorded for the Prestige label in 1970.Spark Plug A spark plug (sometimes, in British English, a sparking plug, and, colloquially, a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the combustion chamber of a spark-ignition engine to ignite the compressed fuel/air ...

'' (Prestige, 1971; reissued as ''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Melvin Sparks'', 1996) * ''

Akilah! ''Akilah!'' is the third album by soul jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks recorded for the Prestige Records, Prestige label in 1972.Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...

* ''

Turn It On! ''Turn It On!'' is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.Myers, MSonny Stitt: Va ...

'' (Prestige, 1971; reissued as ''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Sonny Stitt'', 1996) * ''

You Talk That Talk! ''You Talk That Talk!'' is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige Records, Prestige label.

Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

& Sonny Stitt (Prestige, 1971; reissued as ''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Gene Ammons'', 1997) * ''

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