Songwriter, composer, bandleader and teacher who co-penned “The Bunny Hop” with Ray Anthony. His other compositions include “Nob Hill Strut”, written with Ursula Williamson Hale, and “You Gotta Have Swing”.
Leonard was also a jazz pianist, and had a running gig at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel.
A Smoky Montgomery recordings
The Bunny Hop (Ray Anthony/Leonard Auletti)
Sources:
- http://books.google.com/books
- http://abbieanddolleyrecords.com/curriculum.htm
- http://www.jazzsongbook.com