ARTIST PROFILE
Leon Thomas
Leon Thomas was an American jazz and blues vocalist whose bellowing, glottal-stop approach became a distinctive voice in free jazz during the late 1960s and 1970s. Born Amos Leon Thomas Jr. in East St. Louis, Illinois, he worked across jazz, soul, funk, spiritual jazz and vocal jazz.
Known professionally as Leon Thomas, he brought an unusually forceful, rhythmically fractured vocal style to his performances, particularly within the free-jazz setting. Thomas died on May 8, 1999.
Details
Real nameAmos Leon Thomas Jr.
Also known as
Amos Leon Thomas, Jr., A.L. Thomas, Amos Leon Thomas, Amosis Leontopolis Thomas, L Thomas
OriginEast St. Louis, United States
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Latest Release
Single
Fly U Out
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Discography
Frequently Appears With
- Chris Brown(2 releases)
- Coco Jones(2 releases)
- Disclosure(2 releases)
- Marsha Ambrosius(2 releases)
- Muni Long(2 releases)
- 4batz(1 releases)
- 6LACK(1 releases)
- Annie Tracy(1 releases)
- AzChike(1 releases)
- Baby Rose(1 releases)
Labels
- EZMNY Records
- Motown Records
- Def Jam
- Disorder
- High Standardz
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