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 - 1964

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

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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 303 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 6930 11/6/1952 Back in your own backyard-1 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7127 4/13/1953 Jersey bounce-1 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7128 4/23/1953 Stompin' at the Savoy-1 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7129 4/13/1953 Cherokee-1 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7130 4/13/1953 One o'clock jump-2 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7135 4/14/1953 Lullaby in rhythm-2 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7136 4/14/1953 Flying home-1 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7137 4/14/1953 Brown's little jug-2 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7138 4/14/1953 Perdido-1 Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7269 6/25/1953 Invitation Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7270 6/25/1953 Hot point Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7271 6/25/1953 Forty cups of coffee Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7272 6/25/1953 Forty cups of coffee Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7273 6/26/1953 Sittin' in the sun Les Brown and his Band of Renown leader  
Decca L 7364 9/17/1953 Street of dreams Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7365 9/17/1953 Darn that dream Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7366 9/17/1953 I guess I'll have to dream the rest Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7367 9/17/1953 A million dreams ago Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7368 9/17/1953 Dream Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7369 9/17/1953 Did you ever see a dream walking? Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7370 9/17/1953 I dream too much Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7371 9/17/1953 I dream of you Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7637 4/15/1954 I've got my love to keep me warm Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7638 4/15/1954 Sentimental train Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
Decca L 7639 4/15/1954 The gal from Joe's Les Brown and his Band of Renown instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader  
(Results 201-225 of 303 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Les," accessed June 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

Brown, Les. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103945.

"Brown, Les." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Les Brown (bandleader)

Discogs: Les Brown

Allmusic: Les Brown

Linked Open Data Sources

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

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

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

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

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