Sonny Lee

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American jazz trombonist.
Born : August 26, 1904 in Huntsville, Texas.
Died : May 17, 1975 in Amarillo, Texas.

Sonny played with : Frankie Trumbauer (1925), Gene Rodemich (bandleader), Vincent Lopez, Paul Specht, Isham Jones (1932- 1936), Artie Shaw (1936), Charlie Barnet (1936), Woody Herman (1936), Bunny Berigan (1937-’38), Jimmy Dorsey (1938-1946).

ALBUMS

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

The Essential BG

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

At The 400 Restaurant 1946

1994, CD, Mono, RM, HEP Records (3),

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Circle,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Uncle Dave's 78 Rpm Nostalgia Party

1981, LP, Comp, Sandy Hook Records,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey, Vol. 2, 1942-44

1980, LP, Album, Mono, RE, Hindsight Records (2),

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

The Early Years

1973, 3xLP, Comp, Sunbeam (3),

Easy Listening/Swing

Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Cherokee / A Man And His Drum

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

J. D.'s Boogie Woogie / Lover

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Holiday For Strings / Ohio

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart / Moon On My Pillow

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

'Tain't No Good

1942, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Me And My Melinda / Absent Minded Moon

1942, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Sleepy Lagoon / I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Daybreak / Brazil (Aquarelo Do Brasil)

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The White Cliffs of Dover / I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Tangerine / Ev'rything I Love

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Manhattan Serenade / At The Cross-Roads

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Mem'ry Of A Rose / I Hear A Rhapsody

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

When The Sun Comes Out / Yours

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Magic Of Magnolias / Day-Dream

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Amapola / Donna Maria

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

La Rosita / Minnie From Trinidad

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Blue Champagne / All Alone And Lonely

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

I Understand / High On A Windy Hill

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Maria Elena / Green Eyes

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Aurora / Bar Babble

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Turn Left / Turn Right

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Au Reet / Man, That's Groovy

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Jim / A New Shade Of Blue

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

My Sister And I / In The Hush Of The Night

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Dusk In Upper Sandusky / Flight Of The Bumble Bee

1940, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

How Can I Ever Be Alone?/ Tennessee Fish Fry

1940, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

I Can't Resist You / I Love To Watch The Moonlight

1940, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Contrasting Music

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Body And Soul / Dixieland Detour

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Jumpin' Jive / Shoot The Meat Balls To Me, Dominick! Boy!!

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Back To Back / Especially For You

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

This Is No Dream / Romance

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Now You Know / Do It Again

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

So Many Times / Take A Tip From The Whippoorwill

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

A Man And His Dream / Go Fly A Kite

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

My Love For You / A Home In The Clouds

1939, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

Georgia Jubilee / Emaline

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra

The Early Years 1936-1941

LP, Comp, Bandstand

APPEARANCES +

Frog Blues And Jazz Annual Number 5

2017, CD, Comp, Frog (7),

The Lonnie Johnson Collection, 1925-52

2015, 2xCDr, Comp, Acrobat,

Swing/Dixieland/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues

Swingin' & Jumpin', Broadcasts 1937-39

2013, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3),

Coleman Hawkins

Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947

2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

Coleman Hawkins

The Essential Sides Remastered 1929 - 1939

2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records,

Gypsy Jazz/Swing/Big Band

Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,

Jazz In The Charts 28/100 - A Fine Romance (1936 (5))

2006, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Documents,

Swing/Dixieland

Jazz In The Charts 42/100: Begin The Beguine 1938 (5)

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Documents,

Dixieland/Swing

Jazz In The Charts 68/100 - Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (2)

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,

Benny Goodman And Big Band*

Classic Jazz Archive - Benny Goodman And Big Band

Swing/Big Band/Ragtime

Classic Jazz: The Thirties

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,

I Hear Music: Le Canzoni Di Frank Loesser

2001, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Complete Columbia Recordings, Vol. 1

2001, 4xCD, Comp, Disconforme SL, Definitive Records (2),

2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

Squeeze Me! Big Hits From A Great Lady

2000, CD, Comp, RM, Jasmine Records

The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey

2000, 10xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

Tommy* & Jimmy Dorsey And Their Orchestras*

Casino Gardens Ballroom 1946

1999, CD, Comp, Mono, HEP Records (3),

La Saga Dei V-Disc

1999, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Dixieland/Big Band/Cool Jazz

1998, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927

1997, CD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3),

Coleman Hawkins

Jazz & Blues Collection

1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,

Dizzy Gillespie

Volume 4 - 1943-1944 - Complete Edition

1995, CD, Comp, Média 7,

Coleman Hawkins

Jazz & Blues Collection

1995, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Mail Order Services,

The Pied Piper (1934-40)

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955

Big Band/Swing/Dixieland

Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra*

In The Beginning

1992, CD, Comp, Hep Records (3),

The Masters Of Jazz

1992, Box, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mono + CD, Comp, , LaserLight Digital

Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra*

1992, CD, Comp, Mono, LaserLight Digital,

Easy Listening/Big Band

1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Promo, Trimital S.p.A., Trimital,

A Portrait Of Mildred Bailey 1934-1940

The Complete Bunny Berigan, Volume Two

Big Bands: Big Band Bash

1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Time Life Music,

Big Bands: Big Band Bash

1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Hal + Box, Time Life Music, Time Life Music,

The Complete Bunny Berigan, Volume I - 1937

1982, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RCA Records,

Super Sisters: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 3

The Indispensable Bunny Berigan

Radio Discs of Jimmy Dorsey

1976, LP, Joyce Music Corporation,

The Best Of Dixieland

Coleman Hawkins

Recordings Made Between 1930 And 1941

1973, 2xLP, Comp, CBS,

Chas. Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs*, Fate Marable's Society Syncopators, Benny Washington's Six Aces, St. Louis Levee Band

Jazz from St.Louis 1924-1926

1972, LP, Comp, Jazum

His Trumpet & His Orchestra Volume 1

Swing/Dixieland

This Is The Big Band Era

Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

The Great Dance Bands Of The '30s And '40s

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Instrumental/Big Band/Swing

Jazz For People Who Hate Jazz

Swing/Big Band/Stride

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

I Can't Get Started / The Prisoner's Song

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Caravan / A Study In Brown

Five Feet Of Swing

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Bunny Berigan Memorial Album

Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra / The Andrews Sisters

Any Bonds Today? / Any Bonds Today?

Low Down Blues / Hey Lawdy Papa

1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick

Decca Presents An Album Of Blues Sung By Teddy Grace

1939, 5xShellac, 10", Album, Decca, Decca,

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Trees / Black Bottom

The Down Home Blues / Mama Doo-Shee

1937, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra* / Bert Shefter And His Rhythm Octet

Mahogany Hall Stomp / Chopin's Ghost

1937, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*

Frankie And Johnnie / Mother Goose

1937, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Isham Jones' Juniors

1936, Shellac, 10", Decca

Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra / Wingy Mannone And His Orchestra*

Did You Mean It? / Floatin' Down To Cotton Town

1936, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3),

Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra

Sing, Baby, Sing / The Milkmen's Matinee

The Broadway Bandits

Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' / Emaline

1934, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone

Isham Jones And His Orchestra* / Jack Denny And His Orchestra

Why Can't This Night Go On Forever / I'm Playing With Fire

Bob Crosby / Jimmy Dorsey / Dorsey Bros.* / Glen Gray / Chick Webb

Five Feet Of Swing

5xShellac, 12", Album, Decca

The Great Big Band On V-Disc

LP, Comp, Mono, DAN, V Disc,

Betty And Dupree / Arkansas Blues

Shellac, 10", Brunswick,

Hot Trumpets 1924-1937

Benny Goodman And His Ork.*

Georgia Jubilee / Emaline