Les Brown

Les Brown

Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for nearly seven decades from 1938 to 2000.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1912 (Pennsylvania), Died January 4, 2001 (Pacific Palisades)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, leader, alto saxophone, director, saxophone, composer, arranger, songwriter, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 304 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MS-101312	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately mid-April 1935	You never looked so beautiful	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-101313	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately mid-April 1935	It's got to be love	Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-101314	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately mid-April 1935	Welcome stranger	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-101315	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately mid-April 1935	Cabin in the sky line	Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-101316	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately mid-April 1935	All my life	Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-03329	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Nov. 1936	Where the lazy river goes by	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band and male vocalist	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-03330	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Nov. 1936	House hop	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-03331	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Nov. 1936	Mutiny on the bandstand	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band and male vocalist	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-03332	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Nov. 1936	Darling, not without you	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band and male vocalist	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-03333	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately late Nov. 1936	Don't you go worrying about the judgment day	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band and vocal soloists	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader, vocalist
Victor	MS-013395	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately early Aug. 1937	Keeping out of mischief now	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-013396	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately early Aug. 1937	Rigamarole	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-013397	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately early Aug. 1937	The Big Apple	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Jack Wilmot	Jazz/dance band and male vocal solos	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-013398	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately early Aug. 1937	Let 'er go	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Jack Wilmot	Jazz/dance band and male vocal solos	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	MS-013399	16-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	approximately early Aug. 1937	Overnight	Les Brown ; Duke Blue Devils ; Jack Wilmot	Jazz/dance band and male vocal solos	director, instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-026584	10-in.	9/2/1938	Stop beatin' 'round the mulberry bush	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-026585	10-in.	9/2/1938	With you on my mind	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-026586	10-in.	9/2/1938	Pealin' the peach	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-026587	10-in.	9/2/1938	Why doesn't somebody tell me these things?	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-027429	10-in.	9/29/1938	I have eyes	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Victor	BS-027430	10-in.	9/29/1938	Have you forgotten so soon?	Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-027431	10-in.	9/29/1938	Star dust	Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-027432	10-in.	9/29/1938	Boogie woogie	Les Brown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-027433	10-in.	9/29/1938	You're a sweet little headache	Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-027434	10-in.	9/29/1938	Like a monkey likes coconuts	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet

(Results 1-25 of 304 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Les," accessed November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

Brown, Les. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

"Brown, Les." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.