Leroy Lovett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leroy Lovett

American musician

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1919

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 09-Dec-2013

Profession: pianist, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Leroy Lovett

  • Leroy Lovett (March 17, 1919, Philadelphia - December 9, 2013, Chatsworth, California) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. Lovett studied piano with Sophie Stokowski (the wife of Leopold Stokowski ) from the age of four, and began composing early.
  • He received a bachelor's degree from Temple University and then continued his studies at the Schillinger House of Music.
  • He directed his own band in Philadelphia before going to New York City in 1945.
  • There he arranged for Tiny Bradshaw and Luis Russell, and worked with Noble Sissle, Lucky Millinder, and Mercer Ellington.
  • He was in the band of Johnny Hodges and recorded with him until 1955.
  • At the end of the 1950s he was in the bands of Cootie Williams and Cat Anderson and recorded two albums under his own name. From 1952 he was a music publisher, was a record producer in the 1950s (1956/57 for Norman Granz) and had a dance orchestra in Philadelphia.
  • From 1959 he worked for Wynne Records and 1968 to 1973 for Motown Records.
  • He also wrote film music.
  • He was still active as a musician with the Melodymakers Orchestra, to which he had belonged since 1987 and for which he also arranged.
  • He also appeared with the Uni-Bigband of Halle. He recorded under his own name and with Johnny Hodges (1951/52), Harry Carney (1954), Lawrence Brown (1956), Cootie Williams (1957), Al Sears, Cat Anderson (1959), Billie Holiday (1955) and Al Hibbler.

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