Lee Young
Leonidas Raymond Young (March 7, 1914 – July 31, 2008) was an American jazz drummer and singer. His musical family included his father Willis Young and his older brother, saxophonist Lester Young. In 1944 he played with Norman Granz's first "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 7, 1914 (New Orleans), Died July 31, 2008 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-055228 | 10-in. | 12/19/1940 | Lost love | Hampton Rhythm Girls ; Lionel Hampton Orchestra ; Lee Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
Decca | 69505 | 10-in. | 7/16/1941 | Stop, the red light's on-1 | King Cole Trio | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 69506 | 10-in. | 7/16/1941 | Hit the ramp (Instrumental) | King Cole Trio | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 69507 | 10-in. | 7/16/1941 | I like to riff-1 | King Cole Trio | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 80004 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 1 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 80005 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 2 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 80006 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 3 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 80007 | 8/4/1947 | Stardust, part 4 | Charlie Shavers | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 103796 | 8/4/1947 | One o'clock jump-1 | Gene Norman "Just Jazz" All Stars | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Lee," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106382.
Young, Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106382.
"Young, Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Lee Young
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Young, Lee, 1914-2008 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91086878
Wikidata: Lee Young - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q381716
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85728910
MusicBrainz: Lee Young - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/df3d2c4c-ace6-468c-abdb-acd9fcb25665
ISNI: 0000 0001 1773 1668 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000117731668
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