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Leon Washington

American jazz saxophonist (tenor). Born : June 27, 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi. Died : February 19, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois. (Leukemia) Leon worked with : Zinky Cohn, Frankie Franko (1930), Bernie Young (1931-'33), Carroll Dickerson (1934-'35), Louis Armstrong (1935), Earl Hines (1937), Red Saunders (1938-1963).