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Carmen Leggio
Carmen Leggio Quartet: Carmen Leggio Quartet
by John Barron
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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