Sonny Lee

Thomas Ball "Sonny" Lee (August 26, 1904, Huntsville, Texas – May 17, 1975, Amarillo, Texas) was an American jazz trombonist.

Lee played with Peck Kelley while a student at Texas State Teachers' College in the early 1920s, then moved to St. Louis, where he worked with the Scranton Sirens, Frankie Trumbauer, Gene Rodemich, Vincent Lopez, and Paul Specht. In 1932 he joined the Isham Jones orchestra, remaining with Jones until 1936; concomitantly he also played with Benny Goodman in 1934-35. He then worked with Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, and Bunny Berigan, and in 1938 joined Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra, where he played until 1946.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 26, 1904 (Huntsville), Died May 17, 1975 (Amarillo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 313 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 71056 10-in. 7/14/1942 At the cross-roads (Malaguena) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71057 10-in. 7/14/1942 Murder! He says Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71058 10-in. 7/14/1942 I'll find you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71059 10-in. 7/14/1942 Daybreak Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71060 10-in. 7/14/1942 Let's get lost Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71061 10-in. 7/14/1942 Manhattan serenade Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71062 10-in. 7/14/1942 Ev' ry night about this time Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71063 10-in. 7/14/1942 He didn't ask me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71693 10-in. 1/19/1944 I'm in love with someone Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71694 10-in. 1/19/1944 Holiday for strings-1 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71695 10-in. 1/19/1944 Two again Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71773 10-in. 2/16/1944 Ohio Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 71774 10-in. 2/16/1944 The champ-1 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72394 10-in. 9/25/1944 Moon on my pillow Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72395 10-in. 9/25/1944 Sweet dreams, sweetheart Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72574 10-in. 11/21/1944 More and more Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72575 10-in. 11/21/1944 I dream of you (more than you dream I do) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72576 10-in. 11/21/1944 Magic in the moonlight Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72577 10-in. 11/21/1944 Do you know I care? (or don't you care to know?) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72685 10-in. 1/11/1945 Twilight time Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72686 10-in. 1/11/1945 El Rancho Vegas Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72687 10-in. 1/11/1945 I should care Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72801 10-in. 3/28/1945 Dream Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72802 10-in. 3/28/1945 There, I've said it again Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 72803 10-in. 3/28/1945 J.D.'s boogie-1 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
(Results 251-275 of 313 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.

Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.

"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138

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