Sonny Lee
Sonny Lee (actually Thomas Ball Lee ; born August 26, 1904 in Huntsville , Texas , † May 17, 1975 in Amarillo ) was an American early jazz trombonist .
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Lee learned to play the trumpet while attending teacher training colleges in Texas and St. Louis. In Houston he worked with Peck Kelley ; in St. Louis, where he u. a. also appeared in the Booker T. Washington Theater, he played with the Scranton Sirens, in 1925 with Frankie Trumbauer , also with Gene Rodemich , Vincent Lopez and Paul Specht . In St. Louis, he took part in the recording of Charlie Creath for Okeh Records .
In the 1930s Lee worked in the swing orchestras of Isham Jones (1932–36), Benny Goodman (1934/35), Charlie Barnet (1936), Artie Shaw and Woody Herman's first big band as a soloist heard in "I've Had the Blues So Long" and "Take It Easy" (1936). From 1936 to 1938 he played with Bunny Berigan , as a soloist in " I Can't Get Started " and "Mahagony Hall Stomp" (1937).
From 1938 to 1946 he played with Jimmy Dorsey . In the field of jazz he was involved in over 200 recording sessions between 1925 and 1946.
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Notes and individual references
- ↑ a b c Dave Oliphant: Jazz Mavericks of the Lone Star State . University of Texas Press 2009, p. 88
- ^ Entry in the Handbook of Texas
- ↑ See Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973 . 2006
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 29, 2015)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lee, Sonny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lee, Thomas Ball (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American early jazz trombonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntsville , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1975 |
| Place of death | Amarillo |