Peter Leitch (musician)
Peter Leitch | |
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Born |
1944 Montreal, Canada |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, journalist, photographer |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1980–present |
Labels | Jazz House, Criss Cross, Reservoir, Concord |
Website |
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Peter Leitch (born August 19, 1944) is a Canadian jazz guitarist.[1]
Career
Leitch started playing guitar in his teens. He accompanied many different acts at nightclubs in Montreal. He recorded with Sadik Hakim in the early 1970s. During the late 1970s, he worked in Toronto with Milt Jackson, Red Norvo, and Kenny Wheeler and went on tour with Fraser MacPherson in the Soviet Union. He was also a member of the Al Grey-Jimmy Forrest quintet. In the early 1980s he moved to New York City, where he played with Gary Bartz, Jaki Byard, Ray Drummond, John Hicks, Kirk Lightsey, Bobby Watson, and Smitty Smith. He recorded with Jeri Brown, Dominique Eade, Oscar Peterson, Woody Shaw, and Pete Yellin.[2] He released his first solo album in 1981.[3] He has worked as a journalist, photographer, and teacher.[2]
Leitch announced his retirement on July 21, 2015, on Facebook. "Due to a series of medical issues it is extremely unlikely that I will ever play the guitar again. I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to all those people who have enjoyed, bought, listened to, stolen (lol) or otherwise picked up on the music. The recordings (most of them) are still out there and available. I would also like to thank, of course, those great musicians who collaborated in the making of this music. The music on Sunday nights at Walkers is, for the time being, under the direction of bassist Sean Smith, with the exception of July 26 (bassist Harvie S)."
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- Jump Street (Jazz House, 1981)
- Sometime in Another Life (Jazz House, 1982)
- On a Misty Night (Criss Cross, 1986)
- Red Zone (Reservoir, 1988)
- Exhilaration (Reservoir, 1988)
- Mean What You Say (Concord Jazz, 1990)
- Portraits and Dedications (Criss Cross, 1990)
- Trio/Quartet '91 (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- From Another Perspective (Concord Jazz, 1992)
- A Special Rapport (Reservoir, 1993)
- Colours & Dimensions (Reservoir, 1995)
- Duality (Reservoir, 1994)
- Up Front (Reservoir, 1997)
- Blues on the Corner (Reservoir, 2000)
- Autobiography (Reservoir, 2004)
- Self Portrait (Jazz House, 2007)
- California Concert (Jazz House, 2013)[4]
As sideman
- 1980 O.D. (Out 'dere), Jimmy Forrest and Al Grey
- 1982 New Morning, Johnny Coles
- 1985 4 on 6 X 5, New York Jazz Guitar Ensemble
- 1986 Solid, Woody Shaw
- 1992 Unfolding the Peacocks, Jeri Brown
- 1996 Time for Love, Chris McNulty
- 1997 When the Wind Was Cool, Dominique Eade
- 1999 Mellow Soul, Pete Yellin
- 2000 Givin' Away the Store Vol. 2, Woody Shaw
- 2001 The Montreal Concert, Gary Bartz
- 2008 How Long Has This Been Going On?, Pete Yellin[5]
References
- ↑ Leitch, Peter (2013). Off the Books: A Jazz Life. Montréal: Vehicule Press. ISBN 9781550653489.
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Peter Leitch". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ↑ "Peter Leitch | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "Peter Leitch | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2018.