Lee_Abrams_(drummer)

Leon Abramson

Leon Abramson

American jazz drummer

Not to be confused with Lee Abramson.

Leon Abramson, known as Lee Abrams (January 6, 1925 – April 20, 1992)[1] was an American jazz drummer.[2]

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Early life

Abrams was born in New York City and was raised in Brooklyn. His father played the violin and clarinet. His brother, Ray Abrams, was a jazz saxophonist.[3]

Career

Abramson joined the United States Army in 1943 and was discharged in 1946.[4] During his career, Abramson played with Roy Eldridge. On 52nd Street, he played with Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Jay Jay Johnson.

References

  1. [1]
    Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199886401.
  2. [2]
    Martin Harry Greenberg (1979). The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds of other lists of accomplished Jews. Schocken Books. p. 159.
  3. [3]
    The Encyclopedia of Jazz. Editor, Leonard Feather. Horizon Press, 1956. 1976. p. 75.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. [4]
    Walter Bruyninckx. 60 years of recorded jazz, 1917–1977. Vol. 1. Bruyninckx. p. A-10.

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