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Leslie Drayton

Roy Gaines & His Orchestra: ­"Tuxedo Blues" Streets November 1

September 28, 2010

Jazz, blues, R&B and soul—legendary guitarist/vocalist/composer Roy Gaines, who has made a name for himself as a versatile master craftsmen playing music beyond category in a career spanning over seven decades, brings his vast wealth of experience all together on Tuxedo Blues. Fronting a full size jazz orchestra, the likes of which is seldom heard these ...

Dot Com Blues

By Jimmy Smith

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2000
Track listing: Only in It for the Money; 8 Counts for Rita; Strut; C.C. Rider; I Just Wanna Make Love to You; Mood Indigo; Over and Over; Three O'Clock Blues; Dot Com Blues; Mr. Johnson; Tuition Blues; Since I Met You Baby.

Urbanesque

By Leslie Drayton

Label: New Perspective
Released: 1999

By Request

By Leslie Drayton

Label: New Perspective
Released: 1999

The Leslie Drayton Orchestra: By Request

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 1999

By Request encompasses more than a dozen songs recorded on at least four occasions some years ago by trumpeter Leslie Drayton’s orchestra; I can’t say how much of what is included was previously released, but unless you’re an ardent and well–informed connoisseur of the big–band scene, the chances are better than even that Drayton’s gregarious charts ...

Leslie Drayton: Urbanesque

by Dave Hughes
February 1, 1999

While the saxophone, keyboards, and guitar are still the most common lead voices heard in the contemporary jazz genre, more and more trumpeters are trying to claim a place for their instrument on the airwaves. While many turn to harmon mutes to make their voice softer and mellower, Leslie Drayton presents his wide-open trumpet ...

Dreamer

By Leslie Drayton

Label: Colortone
Released: 1987

Close Pursuit

By Leslie Drayton

Label: Colortone
Released: 1983