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Bernie Leighton
p, 1921-1994 US, West Haven, Connecticut
Musician of Pop and Jazz
Bernie Leighton (January 30, 1921 – September 16, 1994) was an American jazz pianist.Leighton was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He first played professionally at the end of the 1930s. He played with Bud Freeman, Leo Reisman, Raymond Scott (1940) and Benny Goodman (1940-41) before serving in the Army. Following his discharge, he found much work as a studio sideman, with Dave Tough (1946), Billie Holiday (1949), Neal Hefti (1951), Goodman again, Artie Shaw (1953), John Serry, Sr. (1956), James Moody (1963) and Bob Wilber (1969). He did a tour with Tony Bennett in 1972-73.
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Never Kiss and Run on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard House of Flowers: House of Flowers: A Sleepin' Bee on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard The Old Country on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard Pal Joey: Pal Joey: Bewitched, bothered and bewildered on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe: The More I See You on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard Things Are Looking Up on Waiting for Leighton by Bernie Leighton Dat Dere on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 10 by Babs Gonzales & Oscar Brown, Jr. My How the Time Goes By on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 9 by Bill Henderson & Slim Gaillard Afro Blue on Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 10 by Babs Gonzales & Oscar Brown, Jr.Track list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Exploration | Bernie Leighton | 1970 | Album |
| Sonata For Horn-Tuba-Piano / Elegie For Horn / Romance / Serenade No. 12 For Tuba | John Barrows, Harvey Phillips, Bernie Leighton, Tait Sanford - Alec Wilder / Francis Poulenc / Alexander Scriabine / Vincent Persichetti | 1965 | Album |
| Don't Break The Heart That Loves You | Bernie Leighton | 1962 | Single |
| Harper's Bazaar's Secret Formula For A Beautiful New You | Nicholas Kounovsky, Bernie Leighton | 1961 | Album |
| Dizzy Fingers | Bernie Leighton | 1959 | Album |
| Piano Stylings | Bernie Leighton And Johnny Guarnieri | 1954 | Album |
| Piano Contrasts | Bernie Leighton, Johnny Guarnieri | 1950 | Album |
| East Side Rendezvous | Bernie Leighton | 1950 | Album |
| Theme From "The War Lover" | Bernie Leighton | Single | |
| Recital Series RE 7006 | Harvey Phillips, Bernie Leighton, Milton Kaye | Album |
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