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Les Brown

Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for nearly seven decades from 1938 to 2000.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1912 (Pennsylvania), Died January 4, 2001 (Pacific Palisades)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, leader, alto saxophone, director, saxophone, composer, arranger, vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 303 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-037173 10-in. 6/1/1939 Perisphere shuffle Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director, composer  
Victor BS-037174 10-in. 6/1/1939 Ciribiribin Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director, arranger  
Victor BS-037175 10-in. 6/1/1939 Trylon stomp Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director, composer  
Victor BS-041505 10-in. 8/7/1939 Blue divel jazz Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band director, instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, composer  
Victor BS-041506 10-in. 8/7/1939 Rocket ship to Mars Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director, composer  
Victor BS-041507 10-in. 8/7/1939 Little boy Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director  
Victor BS-041508 10-in. 8/7/1939 I've got my eye on you Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director  
Victor BS-041509 10-in. 8/7/1939 Scissors and knives to grind Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director  
Victor BS-041510 10-in. 8/7/1939 Makin' whoopee Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone, director  
Victor MS-041565 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late July 1939 Jumping jive Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse ; Miriam Shaw Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists instrumentalist, clarinet, leader  
Victor MS-041566 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately late July 1939 Oh Marie Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse ; Miriam Shaw Jazz/dance band and vocal soloists and vocal ensemble instrumentalist, clarinet, leader  
Victor BS-042917 10-in. 10/9/1939 Gravedigger's holiday Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band director, instrumentalist, saxophone, clarinet, composer  
Victor BS-042918 10-in. 10/9/1939 I love to sing the words while we're dancing Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone, clarinet, director  
Victor BS-042919 10-in. 10/9/1939 Make with the kisses Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone, clarinet, director  
Victor BS-042920 10-in. 10/9/1939 Papoose Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone, clarinet, director, composer  
Victor BS-042921 10-in. 10/9/1939 You bring me down Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone, clarinet, director  
Victor BS-042922 10-in. 10/9/1939 Chico's love song (Ma-na-ja fah-la pas-ka lah-tah) Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone, clarinet, director  
Victor BS-045792 10-in. 12/21/1939 I've got my eyes on you Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-045793 10-in. 12/21/1939 I concentrate on you Shirley Howard ; Les Brown Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo director  
Victor BS-045794 10-in. 12/21/1939 That old gang of mine Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-045795 10-in. 12/21/1939 The man who comes around Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble director  
Victor MS-046568 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately mid-Dec. 1939 Ciribiribin Carol Horton ; Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band and vocal soloists instrumentalist, clarinet, leader  
Victor MS-046569 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) approximately mid-Dec. 1939 I concentrate on you Carol Horton ; Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse Jazz/dance band and vocal soloists instrumentalist, clarinet, leader  
Victor D7VB-0407 10-in. 1/7/1947 My number one dream came true Jane Harvey ; Page Cavanaugh Trio Female vocal solo, with piano trio and string quintet songwriter  
Decca 61334 10-in. 10/15/1936 Papa treetop tall Les Brown and his Duke University Blue Devils instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone  
(Results 51-75 of 303 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Les," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

Brown, Les. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

"Brown, Les." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Brown, Les, 1912-2001 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82159252

Wikidata: Les Brown - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q353587

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51874605

MusicBrainz: Les Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3ffc8b31-cfe8-44c9-aa2e-e82d3355e9b3

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/102793

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