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 |
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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 |
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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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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