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 |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Lee, Sonny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00068975
Wikidata: Sonny Lee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20984652
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66686325
MusicBrainz: Sonny Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e0df1701-aa59-4d33-aa7e-782f218891b3
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