Reinhardt's "Manoir de mes rêves (Django's Castle)" and his own "Rain Danse" composition were featured on the album. He would later say that he considered this album one of the "high-points" of his career. As part of the Newport Jazz Festival, the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra and the Phil Woods Quintet shared the bill at a midnight concert on June 28, 1977. Leahey left the band in 1978, stating he "preferred staying home and teaching." From 1978 to 1990 he performed with his own trio, featuring Roy Cumming on bass and Glenn Davis on drums and in duo settings with various bass players. As leader, he recorded one album with his trio, one duo album with bassist Steve Gilmore and one solo album. Leahey gave guitar lessons at his home in Plainfield, New Jersey and from 1974 to 1988 at William Paterson University. His students include Bob DeVos, Jon Herington, Vic Juris, Chuck Loeb, Jack Six, and Warren Vaché Jr. Personal life Harry F. Leahey was born on September 1, 1935, in Plattsburg, New York, to parents Henry Leahey, member of the U.S. Army and Edith Leahey, née Lamonde. He had two brothers, Michael and Patrick Leahey, and a sister, Edith Dillon. In his early years, his father encouraged him to become a professional boxer, and he used to train at the local YMCA. He graduated from the North Plainfield High School in 1953. Between 1960 and 1962, Leahey served in the U.S. Army. During this time, he learned the saxophone on his own in order to join a military music band. He got married on May 4, 1960, to Karen Anthony, his childhood friend Tom's younger sister, with whom he had 4 children, two daughters, Deborah& Gillian and 2 sons,Dennis & Jimmy. Jimmy Leahey is also a guitarist in his own trio, in Dennis DeYoung's band and in ex-Spin Doctors guitarist Anthony Krizan's band Purple Earth. On November 8, 1987, Karen Leahey died from the complications of a disease. A longtime resident of North Plainfield, New Jersey, Leahey died of colon cancer on August 12, 1990, after spending 15 days at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Discography As leader Still Waters (Omni Sound, 1980) Silver Threads with Steve Gilmore, (Omni Sound, 1982) As sideman John Coates Jr., Pocono Friends (Omni Sound, 1980) John Coates Jr., Pocono Friends Encore (Omni Sound, 1982) John Coates Jr.,