Leonard Feather

British-born jazz pianist, composer, author, critic & producer. Creater of the Blindfold Test for Downbeat. born 13 September 1914 in London, England died 22 September 1994 in Sherman Oaks, Ca., USA For much of his career, Feather was the most widely read and influential writer on jazz. The father of Lorraine Feather, he wrote "The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz" with Ira Gitler, was co-editor for Metronome magazine, associate editor for Downbeat magazine and chief jazz critic for the Los Angeles Times until his death.