Leslie Spann Jr. (May 23, 1932 – January 24, 1989) was an American jazz guitarist and flautist.
[1] As a sideman he recorded with Nat Adderley, Benny Bailey, Bill Coleman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Curtis Fuller, Red Garland, Benny Goodman, Sam Jones, Abbey Lincoln, Charles Mingus, Duke Pearson, Jerome Richardson, Charlie Shavers, Sonny Stitt, Billy Taylor, Randy Weston, and Ben Webster.
[2][1] Les Spann was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States.
[1] After a year with Gillespie, he went to Europe as a member of Quincy Jones's big band.
[1] Two more albums followed, this time with Spann joining a sextet that included Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, and Harry "Sweets" Edison.