Biography
Leo's Five
Effective period / Period of releases: 1963 - 1964
Members: Fred Jackson, Charles Wright (2), Leo Gooden, Don James
Early 60s East St Louis jazz band. Originally assembled to be the house band at Leo Gooden's Blue Note nightclub. The group, anchored by the Hammond B-3 playing of Don James, the dynamic drumming of Kenny Rice, and the tenor sax work of Charles "Little Man" Wright, pre-shadowed the organ-led jazz combos that appeared later in the decade.