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 26-50 of 313 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 63497 | 10-in. | 3/29/1938 | Stop! And reconsider | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63498 | 12-in. | 3/29/1938 | I cried for you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63655 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Popcorn man | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63656 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | I love you in technicolor | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63657 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | At your beck and call | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63658 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63659 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Who do you think I saw last night? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63689 | 10-in. | 4/29/1938 | John Silver | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63690 | 12-in. | 4/29/1938 | Song of the Volga boatman | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63691 | 10-in. | 4/29/1938 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63692 | 10-in. | 4/29/1938 | Dusk in Upper Sandusky | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63718 | 10-in. | 5/6/1938 | If you were in my place | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63719 | 10-in. | 5/6/1938 | I let a song go out of my heart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63720 | 10-in. | 5/6/1938 | I hadn't anyone till you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63787 | 10-in. | 5/16/1938 | There's a faraway look in your eye | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63788 | 10-in. | 5/16/1938 | Any old time at all | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63789 | 10-in. | 5/16/1938 | I let a song go out of my heart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63790 | 10-in. | 5/16/1938 | That feeling is gone | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63791 | 10-in. | 5/16/1938 | If you were in my place | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 63792 | 10-in. | 5/16/1938 | Arkansaw traveler | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64350 | 10-in. | 7/27/1938 | Tu-li-tulip time | The Andrews Sisters ; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64351 | 10-in. | 7/27/1938 | I haven't changed a thing | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64352 | 10-in. | 7/27/1938 | Sha-sha | The Andrews Sisters ; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64353 | 10-in. | 7/27/1938 | Killy-La-Lee | The Andrews Sisters ; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 64365 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Change partners | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 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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