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Leon "Chu" Berry
ts, 1908-1941 US, Wheeling, West Virginia
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Leon Brown Berry
Leon Brown "Chu" Berry (September 13, 1908, – October 30, 1941) was an American swing tenor saxophonist.Dan Morgenstern, director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, commented that, "Considering the brevity of Chu's life, and that his recording career spans a mere decade, it is remarkable that his name continues to loom large in the annals of jazz. Had he lived, there is no doubt that he would be ensconced in the jazz pantheon alongside Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. He was that good."[citation needed]
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions | Leon "Chu" Berry | 2007 | Compil. |
| On Parade | Leon "Chu" Berry | 2002 | Compil. |
| Tenor Giants | Coleman Hawkins And Leon "Chu" Berry | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Swinging Big Band Leader With Chu Berry | Cab Calloway With Leon "Chu" Berry | 2000 | Compil. |
| Blowing Up A Breeze | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1995 | Compil. |
| Byas / Berry / Thompson | Don Byas, Leon "Chu" Berry, Lucky Thompson | 1995 | Compil. |
| 1937-1941 | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1994 | Compil. |
| Best Of Big Bands | Cab Calloway Featuring Leon "Chu" Berry | 1993 | Compil. |
| Mainstream Tenors | Leon "Chu" Berry, Don Byas, Lucky Thompson | 1991 | Compil. |
| Berry Story (1936 / 1939) | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1990 | Compil. |
| Giants Of The Tenor Sax | Leon "Chu" Berry, Lucky Thompson | 1988 | Compil. |
| The Indispensable Chu Berry | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1985 | Compil. |
| Dentistry In Rhythm - Volume 3 - Fillin' The Chu Gaps (1939-1940) | Leon "Chu" Berry With Cab Calloway | 1982 | Compil. |
| Dentistry In Rhythm - Volume 2 - Fillin' The Chu Gaps | Leon "Chu" Berry With Cab Calloway | 1981 | Compil. |
| Leon 'Chu' Berry | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1980 | Compil. |
| Tenor Triumvirate | Coleman Hawkins & Lester Young & Leon "Chu" Berry | 1980 | Compil. |
| A Giant Of The Tenor Sax | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1980 | Compil. |
| Dentistry In Rhythm Fillin' Chu Gaps | Leon "Chu" Berry With Fletcher Henderson And Wingy Manone | 1979 | Compil. |
| Unissued Recordings Of Big Tenors | Coleman Hawkins, Leon "Chu" Berry, Don Byas | 1974 | Album |
| The Tenor Sax: Lester Young, Chu Berry & Ben Webster | Lester Young, Leon "Chu" Berry & Ben Webster | 1973 | Compil. |
| The Great Swinging Tenor Saxophones | Coleman Hawkins & Leon "Chu" Berry | 1968 | Compil. |
| The Influence Of Five | Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Don Byas, Leon "Chu" Berry | 1965 | Compil. |
| Sittin' In | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1965 | Compil. |
| Prez And Chu (Tops on Tenor) | Lester Young And Leon "Chu" Berry | 1955 | Compil. |
| Memorial Album | Leon "Chu" Berry | 1952 | Compil. |
| Get Lost | Leon "Chu" Berry And Charlie Ventura | 1948 | Album |
| Get Lost | Leon "Chu" Berry And Charlie Ventura | 1948 | Album |
| Chew, Choo, Chu & Co | Leon "Chu" Berry With Wingy Manone & His Orchestra | Compil. | |
| Sweethearts On Parade / Shufflin' At The Hollywood | Leon "Chu" Berry With Lionel Hampton And His Sextet | Album | |
| A Giant Of The Tenor Sax 1938 And 1941 | Leon "Chu" Berry | Compil. | |
| Penguin Swing 1937-1941 | Cab Calloway, Leon "Chu" Berry | Compil. | |
| 52 Street Jazz | Roy Eldridge - Leon "Chu" Berry | Single | |
| "The Calloway Years" 1937-1941 | Leon "Chu" Berry | Compil. | |
| 1937 - 1940 The Rarest | Leon "Chu" Berry | Album | |
| Sax Scene - 5 Tenor Giants. | Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Thompson, Don Byas, Leon "Chu" Berry | Album | |
| Enregistrements 1936-1940 | Leon "Chu" Berry | Compil. | |
| The Influence Of Five | Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Don Byas, Leon "Chu" Berry | Compil. |
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