>And on that note, I kind of agree with revolution; while it's
>not said outright, there are overtones of "I know jazz better
>than Prince" and while I'm 100% sure that is the case, nothing
>I've heard from Leeds on either Prince or Madhouse or Sheila
>E. makes him to be some "super-jazzer", more a jazzy R&B
>saxophonist. Whatever, maybe dude is Coltrane and Sam Rivers
>combined and was never allowed to showcase it but nothing I've
>heard indicate that...

i dont know if hes recorded any 'purer' jazz in recent years, but i do think most of his solo stuff when working with prince was no doubt cut with the hope that prince fans would be more likely to buy a leeds album that sounded kinda like prince than coltrane, or maceo parker even. he did some decent charlie parker riffs on the SOTT tour... but just cos hes a fusion/soft jazz guy, doesnt mean he doesnt know about jazz. roger corman loved bergman and european arthouse but released exploitation movies.... what someone likes, admires and studies doesnt necessarily = what they make themselves.