Sonny Lee

Thomas Ball "Sonny" Lee (August 26, 1904, Huntsville, Texas – May 17, 1975, Amarillo, Texas) was an American jazz trombonist.

Lee played with Peck Kelley while a student at Texas State Teachers' College in the early 1920s, then moved to St. Louis, where he worked with the Scranton Sirens, Frankie Trumbauer, Gene Rodemich, Vincent Lopez, and Paul Specht. In 1932 he joined the Isham Jones orchestra, remaining with Jones until 1936; concomitantly he also played with Benny Goodman in 1934-35. He then worked with Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, and Bunny Berigan, and in 1938 joined Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra, where he played until 1946.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 26, 1904 (Huntsville), Died May 17, 1975 (Amarillo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 313 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 64366 10-in. 7/29/1938 Love is where you find it Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 64367 10-in. 7/29/1938 The yam Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 64368 10-in. 7/29/1938 Garden of the moon Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 64757 10-in. 11/21/1938 Hold tight The Andrews Sisters instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 64758 10-in. 11/21/1938 Billy boy The Andrews Sisters instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 64759 10-in. 11/21/1938 A room with a view Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 64760 10-in. 11/21/1938 Kinda lonesome Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65001 10-in. 2/10/1939 Let's stop the clock Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65002 10-in. 2/10/1939 The masquerade is over Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65003 10-in. 2/10/1939 Good for nothin' (but love) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65004 10-in. 2/10/1939 Deep purple-1 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65005 10-in. 2/10/1939 Romance runs in the family Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65006 10-in. 2/10/1939 Fate Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65051 10-in. 2/21/1939 I get along without you very well Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65052 10-in. 2/21/1939 It's anybody's moon Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65053 10-in. 2/21/1939 It's all yours Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65054 10-in. 2/21/1939 This is it Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65098 10-in. 3/3/1939 Our love Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65099 10-in. 3/3/1939 All of me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65200 10-in. 3/3/1939 You're so desirable Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65557 10-in. 5/9/1939 Betty and Dupree Teddy Grace instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65558 10-in. 5/9/1939 Arkansas blues Teddy Grace instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65559 10-in. 5/9/1939 Down home blues Teddy Grace instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65659 10-in. 5/26/1939 Romance Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 65660 10-in. 5/26/1939 A home in the clouds Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
(Results 51-75 of 313 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.

Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.

"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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