Lee Young

Leonidas Raymond "Lee" Young (born March 7, 1914 in New Orleans , † July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz drummer and music producer.

Young first played in his father's Carnival Band , which accompanied the Minstrel Shows , where he first worked as a trombonist, then as a drummer, and then went on a vaudeville tour with the Young Family . He then played with Mutt Carey , Buck Clayton (1935-36), Fats Waller and Les Hite . In the early 1940s he was employed in Lionel Hampton's band . In 1941 he led a sextet with his brother, saxophonist Lester Young , in Billy Berg's Capri Club , which also recorded with Billie Holiday . For many years he was the only full-time African American musician in the major Hollywood studios. He also appeared with Jazz at the Philharmonic in 1944 and 1946 and also played with Duke Ellington , Benny Goodman , Oscar Peterson , Count Basie , Bunk Johnson , Charlie Mingus , Dinah Washington , Ivie Anderson and Ethel Waters . Between 1953 and 1962 he was the drummer and musical director of the Nat King Cole trio . He later produced records for his own record company, then for labels such as Vee-Jay (1964-65), Motown and ABC / Dunhill Records. He is also considered to be the discoverer of Steely Dan .

Young died at his Los Angeles home at the age of 94.

Discographic notes

Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 5th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5 .
Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X .

personal data
SURNAME	Young, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Young, Leonidas Raymond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz drummer and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH	July 31, 2008
Place of death	los Angeles