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Leon Mitchell

Born: August, 1934

Leon Mitchell was born in August 1934 and raised in North Philadelphia, PA where he attended public schools and was an honor graduate from Northeast High School in 1951. He has been immersed in music since he turned pro as an alto saxophonist immediately after graduation. Leon continued his music studies in the years that followed with Romeo Cascarino at Combs College, Jimmy Heath, and Bill Barron, the older brother of the fabulous Jazz pianist Kenny Barron. Very early, his musical interests leaned toward composition and arranging, and he focused on developing his skills in these areas. In 1956, Art Blakey recorded the first of Leon's Jazz compositions entitled "Late Spring" with his Jazz Messengers