Cliff Leeman

A good timekeeper along with a colorful soloist, Cliff Leeman was versatile plenty of to be similarly skilled both in big rings and Dixieland-oriented combos. When he was simply 13, he had been a talented plenty of musician to try out using the Portland Symphony. As an adolescent he continued a vaudeville tour like a xylophonist. Through the golf swing era, Leeman caused several main big rings including especially Artie Shaw (1936-1938), Glenn Miller (extremely briefly in 1939), Tommy Dorsey (1939), Charlie Barnet (1940-1943), Johnny Very long, and Woody Herman (1943-1944). Following a few months within the Military, Leeman freelanced with little and large rings for another couple of years (including Don Byas, the 1944-1945 John Kirby Sextet, Raymond Scott, Jimmy Dorsey, and Ben Webster). Then still left the music business for just two years before getting area of the Casa Loma Orchestra (1947), Charlie Barnet’s bebop orchestra (1949), and Bob Chester’s big music group (1949-1950). Leeman proved helpful frequently on radio (like the Strike Parade) and tv through the ’50s but additionally appeared frequently at Eddie Condon’s membership with Nick’s with Bobby Hackett. He used (among numerous others) Pee Wee Erwin, the Yank Lawson/Bob Haggart music group, Ralph Sutton, Billy Butterfield, Bob Crosby (1960), Crazy Costs Davison (1962), the Dukes of Dixieland (1963-1964), Peanuts Hucko, and Condon. Leeman freelanced during the majority of his last 2 decades including stints with Joe Venuti, the Kings of Jazz (1974), Davison, Bud Freeman, Don Ewell, the World’s Greatest Jazz Music group (1976-1977), Jimmy McPartland, and Joe Venuti; he shows up with an all-star video (that is obtainable) from 1976 with McPartland and Venuti. Being a head, Cliff Leeman reaches the head of the couple NOUVEAU RICHE BUSINESSMAN Jazz albums in the ’70s, jam periods recorded on the Manassas Jazz Celebration.