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Darrell Leonard is an American, Los Angeles–based, trumpet player, composer and arranger.

He recorded and toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends from 1970 through 1973.

He is a Grammy Award winner for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band.

His work has been featured on recordings by Taj Mahal, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Keb' Mo, B. B. King, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Smith, Percy Sledge, Barry Goldberg, Little Feat and Glenn Frey.

His compositions have been featured in the film The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood and the Eric Simonson play Carter's Way.

• Grammy Awards 2000
• Official Website
• Darrell Leonard at IMDb
• "Carter's Way" at Steppenwolfe Theatre

• Darrell Leonard Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2021)