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 176-200 of 313 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 68763 10-in. 3/3/1941 Man, that's groovy Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68764 10-in. 3/3/1941 Once and for all Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68765 10-in. 3/3/1941 La Rosita Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68832 10-in. 3/19/1941 The things I love Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68833 10-in. 3/19/1941 My sister and I Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68834 10-in. 3/19/1941 Maria Elena Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68835 10-in. 3/19/1941 Minnie from Trinidad Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68836 10-in. 3/19/1941 In the hush of the night Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 68840 10-in. 3/19/1941 Green eyes Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69091 10-in. 4/29/1941 Blue Champagne Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69092 10-in. 4/29/1941 Aurora Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69093 10-in. 4/29/1941 Bar Babble Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69094 10-in. 4/29/1941 All alone and lonely Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69211 10-in. 5/19/1941 Isle of pines Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69212 10-in. 5/19/1941 Time was Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69213 10-in. 5/19/1941 Be fair Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69214 10-in. 5/19/1941 Embraceable you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69215 10-in. 5/19/1941 Fingerbustin' Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69594 10-in. 8/1/1941 Jim Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69595 10-in. 8/1/1941 A new shade of blue Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69596 10-in. 8/1/1941 Charleston Alley Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69597 10-in. 8/1/1941 Moonlight masquerade Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69598 10-in. 8/1/1941 The spirit's got me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69599 10-in. 8/1/1941 Wasn't it you? Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 69688 10-in. 9/2/1941 If you only knew Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
(Results 176-200 of 313 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.

Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.

"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138

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