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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 126-150 of 303 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 86158 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Closing announcement | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, arranger, leader | |||
| Decca | 115237 | 9/29/1964 | Swamp fire | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115238 | 9/29/1964 | Bluesette | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115239 | 9/29/1964 | Pigalle | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115240 | 9/29/1964 | Goodbye | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115241 | 9/29/1964 | Under Paris skies | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115242 | 9/29/1964 | Love theme from La Strada | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115243 | 9/29/1964 | One note samba | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115244 | 9/29/1964 | Piccolo Pete | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115245 | 9/29/1964 | Domino | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115246 | 9/29/1964 | Stage band boogie | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115247 | 9/29/1964 | P.S. I love you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115248 | 9/29/1964 | Matilda, Matilda | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115249 | 9/29/1964 | Till then | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115250 | 9/29/1964 | G'won train | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115251 | 9/29/1964 | Summertime in Venice | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | 115252 | 9/29/1964 | Rigamarole | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6085 | 2/16/1951 | I'll be around | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6086 | 2/16/1951 | If I loved you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6087 | 2/16/1951 | Red sails in the sunset-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6091 | 2/19/1951 | Leap frog (theme)-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6092 | 2/19/1951 | Blue moon-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6093 | 2/19/1951 | With you, where you are | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6131 | 3/8/1951 | Deep purple | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | |||
| Decca | L 6132 | 3/8/1951 | Azure | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Les," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.
Brown, Les. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.
"Brown, Les." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Les Brown
Discogs: Les Brown
Allmusic: Les Brown
Grove: Les Brown
RISM: Les Brown
IMDb: Les Brown
Britannica: Les Brown
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
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.