Les Spann

Les Spann
Birth nameLeslie Spann Jr.
Born(1932-05-23)May 23, 1932
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
DiedJanuary 24, 1989(1989-01-24) (aged 56)
New York City
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, flute
Years active1957–1967

Leslie Spann Jr. (May 23, 1932 – January 24, 1989) was an American jazz guitarist and flautist.[1] As a sideman he recorded with Nat Adderley, Benny Bailey, Bill Coleman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Curtis Fuller, Red Garland, Benny Goodman, Sam Jones, Abbey Lincoln, Charles Mingus, Duke Pearson, Jerome Richardson, Charlie Shavers, Sonny Stitt, Billy Taylor, Randy Weston, and Ben Webster. As a leader he recorded only once, the album Gemini in 1961.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 413. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
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