Les Strand Explained

Les Strand (born Leslie Strandt^[1] 1925-2002) was an American jazz organist.^[2] He was considered a pioneer, Jimmy Smith referred to him as "the Art Tatum of the organ".^{[3] [4]}

Recordings

• Les Strand at the Baldwin Organ (Fantasy, 1956)
• Plays Jazz Classics on the Baldwin Organ (Fantasy, 1956)
• Plays Duke Ellington (On the Hammond Organ) (Fantasy, 1958)
• The Winners: Les Strand & the Yamaha with Their Friends, Barney Kessel & Shelly Manne (Yamaha, 196?)

Notes and References

1. Book: Pseudonyms. Joseph F. Clarke. BCA. 1977. 155.
2. Book: John Steuart Wilson. The collector's jazz: modern. 1959 . Lippincott.
3. Book: David H. Rosenthal. Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. limited. 9 September 1993. Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-535899-5. 110–.
4. Keyboard. 1988. GPI Publications . 15. 46.