Leo Adde

Leon "Leo" Adde (April 21, 1904 – March 1, 1942)[1] was an American jazz drummer.

Adde joined the Halfway House Orchestra under Abbie Brunies early in the 1920s, and played in Johnny Miller's New Orleans Frolickers at the end of the decade.

[2] Adde also recorded in the 1920s with Johnny Bayersdorffer and with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.

He moved with the ensemble to New York City, where they sometimes performed as the New Orleans Melody Masters.

[4] This article on an American jazz drummer is a stub.

Johnny Bayersdorffer's Jazzola Novelty Orchestra, New Orleans. Left to right: Chink Martin Abraham, brass bass; Tom Brown, trombone; Johnny Bayersdorffer, cornet & leader; Leo Adde, drums; Steve Loyacano, banjo; Nunzio Scaglione, clarinet.