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

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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 304 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 6637	2/13/1952	Flamingo	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6638	2/13/1952	Basin Street blues	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6639	2/13/1952	Who's excited?	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6640	2/13/1951	Just when we're falling in love (Robbins' nest)	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6733	4/28/1952	Kiss of fire	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6734	4/28/1952	I waited a little too long	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6735	4/28/1952	Ill wind-1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6761	5/9/1952	Too much mustard	Teresa Brewer ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6762	5/9/1952	Into each life some rain must fall	Teresa Brewer ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6763	5/9/1952	Nutcracker suite, part 1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6798	6/2/1952	Few and far between	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6799	6/2/1952	You forgot your gloves	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6800	6/2/1952	Nutcracker suite, part 2-1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6801	6/2/1952	Clouds-2	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6802	6/2/1952	Heat wave-1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6803	6/2/1952	Stormy weather-2	Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6804	6/10/1952	Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow-1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6805	6/10/1952	Lost in a fog-2	Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6806	6/10/1952	Rain-2	Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6923	11/5/1952	Flip lid-2	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6924	11/5/1952	My heart belongs to Daddy	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6925	11/5/1952	Montoona clipper	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6926	11/5/1952	Don't yield to temptation	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6927	11/6/1952	How about you?-1	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	L 6928	11/6/1952	I'll be hanging around	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader

(Results 176-200 of 304 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Les," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

Brown, Les. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

"Brown, Les." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.