Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised as one of London's leading jazz tenor saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences include Horace Silver, Art Blakey, John Coltrane and Joe Henderson. Leo has been making a name for himself on the London Jazz scene. He has become an in demand side man and has collaborated with many well known musicians at acclaimed venues such as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, The Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall, The Vortex Jazz Club and Glastonbury Music Festival. In 2015, Leo was nominated in the London Music Awards for Rising Star in the Jazz category. He regularly hosts the Late Late Show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with his own quartet.His debut album, 'The Chase', is released on Ubuntu Music.
1 Blues for Joe 5:33
2 Demon E (feat. Quentin Collins) 5:19
3 The Curve (feat. Quentin Collins) 6:30
4 The Chase (feat. Quentin Collins) 5:37
5 Elisha's Song 7:24
6 Mambo 7:33
7 Silver Lining 6:14
8 Mr. Skid (feat. Alan Skidmore) 10:01
Leo Richardson (tenor saxophone)
Rick Simpson (piano)
Mark Lewandowski (bass)
Ed Richardson (drums)
Special Guests
Quentin Collins (trumpet - 2,3,4)
Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone - 8)
