Cliff Leeman
Cliff Leeman (September 10, 1913 – April 26, 1986) was an American jazz drummer. His nickname was "Mr. Time". Leeman, born in Portland, Maine, United States, played percussion with the Portland Symphony Orchestra at age 13, and toured as a xylophonist on the vaudeville circuit late in the 1920s. He first made his name in the jazz world working in the swing bands of Artie Shaw (1938–39), Glenn Miller (1939), Tommy Dorsey (1939), Charlie Barnet (1940–43), Johnny Long, and Woody Herman (1943–44). After a stint in the Army in 1944, he worked with Don Byas, John Kirby (1944–45), Raymond Scott, Jimmy Dorsey, and Ben Webster. He left the music industry briefly before joining the Casa Loma Orchestra in 1947, later moving on to Charlie Barnet's orchestra (1949) and Bob Chester's big band ensemble (1949–50). He played on radio and television in the 1950s, in addition to playing live often with Eddie Condon and Bobby Hackett. Later associations include Pee Wee Erwin, Yank Lawson/Bob Haggart, Ralph Sutton, Billy Butterfield, Bob Crosby (1960), Wild Bill Davison (1962), Dukes of Dixieland (1963–64), Peanuts Hucko, Joe Venuti, The Kings of Jazz (1974), Bud Freeman, Don Ewell, the World's Greatest Jazz Band (1976–77), and Jimmy McPartland. He recorded several albums for Fat Cat Jazz in the 1970s. His drumming can also be heard on some of the early recorded hits of Bill Haley & His Comets. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 10, 1913 (Portland), Died April 26, 1986
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 373 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-042611 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Stop kicking my heart around | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-042612 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | It's a hundred to one (I'm in love) | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-042613 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Vol vistu gaily star | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-042614 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Shoot the sherbert to me Herbert | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-042615 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Alla en el rancho grande | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Hughie Prince | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-043989 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Now you know | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043990 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | I kinda like you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043991 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Night after night after you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043992 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Between 18th and 19th on Chestnut Street | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043993 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Somebody told me | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043994 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Clap hands, here comes Charlie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-046056 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Thank your stars | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-046057 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Tappin' at the Tappa | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-046058 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Comanche war dance | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-046059 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Southland shuffle | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047709 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Ev'ry Sunday afternoon | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047710 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | From another world | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047711 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | You've got me out on a limb | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047712 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Castle of dreams | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047985 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | A lover's lullaby | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047986 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | Where was I? | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047987 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | 'Deed I do | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047988 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | You've got me voo-doo'd | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047989 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | Wanderin' blues | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-047990 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | Leapin' at the Lincoln | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leeman, Cliff," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106790.
Leeman, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106790.
"Leeman, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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