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Eric Leeds

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Eric Leeds (born January 19, 1952) is an American saxophone player, mostly known for his work with Prince. [1]

32 relations: Alan Leeds, Atlanta Bliss, Batman (album), C-Note (album), Duquesne University, Emancipation, Eric Kloss, Funk, Love Symbol Album, Lovesexy, Madhouse (band), Milwaukee, News (Prince album), One Nite Alone..., Paisley Park Records, Parade (Prince album), Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pop music, Prestige Records, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (album), Rhythm section, Richmond, Virginia, Scandalous!, Sign o' the Times, Smooth jazz, The Black Album (Prince album), The Family (band), The Revolution (band), Warner Bros. Records, Wisconsin.

Alan Leeds

Alan Leeds (born January 26, 1947) is an American music executive, tour manager, production manager, writer and archivist best known for his work organizing performances and concert tours for artists such as James Brown, Prince, D'Angelo and Chris Rock.

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Atlanta Bliss

Matthew "Atlanta Bliss" Blistan (born c. 1952) is an American jazz trumpeter.

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Batman (album)

Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman.

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C-Note (album)

C-Note is a live album by Prince and The New Power Generation released in 2004 (though all five tracks had been released as separate mp3 files earlier in 2003).

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Duquesne University

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Emancipation

Emancipation is any effort to procure economic and social rights, political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchised group, or more generally, in discussion of such matters.

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Eric Kloss

Eric Kloss (born April 3, 1949, Greenville, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz saxophonist.

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Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B).

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Love Symbol Album

Love Symbol is the fourteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the second of two that featured his backing band the New Power Generation.

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Lovesexy

Lovesexy is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Prince.

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Madhouse (band)

Madhouse is a jazz fusion band from Minneapolis that was created by Prince.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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News (Prince album)

News (styled n·e·w·s) is the twenty-seventh studio album by American recording artist Prince.

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One Nite Alone...

One Nite Alone... is the twenty-fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince.

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Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records was an American record label founded by musician Prince in 1985, which was distributed by and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records.

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Parade (Prince album)

Parade is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the third and final album to feature The Revolution as his backing band.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Prestige Records

Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker.

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Purple Rain (album)

Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, the first to feature his band the Revolution, and is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name.

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Rhythm section

A rhythm section (also called a backup band) is a group of musicians within a music ensemble or band who provide the underlying rhythm, harmony and pulse of the accompaniment, providing a rhythmic and harmonic reference and "beat" for the rest of the band.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Scandalous!

"Scandalous" (modified to "Scandalous!" for single release) is the eighth track on Prince's soundtrack album ''Batman'' and was released as the album's fourth single, five months after the album was released.

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Sign o' the Times

Sign o' the Times (stylized as Sign "☮" the Times) is the ninth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released on March 30, 1987, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records.

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Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is music that evolved from a blend of jazz fusion and easy listening pop music, featuring a polished pop feel with little to no jazz improvisation.

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The Black Album (Prince album)

The Black Album, sometimes called The Funk Bible, is the sixteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince.

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The Family (band)

The Family was a band formed by Prince, and one of the first signed to Prince's record label, Paisley Park Records.

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The Revolution (band)

The Revolution is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota and assembled in 1983 by Prince.

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Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Leeds

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