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Carmen Leggio Quartet: Carmen Leggio Quartet

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New York tenor saxophonist Carmen Leggio has performed with the likes of Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman and Maynard Ferguson. This self-titled quartet recording finds the veteran reedman swinging hard on eleven standards done in a no-nonsense, straight-ahead manner. Leggio is joined by guitar great Joe Cohn, bassist Rick Petrone and drummer Joe Corsello.

Leggio rips through familiar themes like “Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise," “It Had to Be You" and “Emily" with assuredness, speaking through his horn ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Carmen Leggio Quartet

Mighty Quinn Productions
2008

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Aerial View

Line Records
1978

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