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Bill Lee (23 Jul 1928 - 24 May 2023)

Male Person - United States bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee

Releases (1)

Official

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Do the Right Thing (Original Score) 1989

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. The Brass Company

Children

  1. Spike Lee

Recordings by (17)

  1. Mookie Goes Home 1:21 (1989)
  2. We Love Roll Call Y-All 1:40 (1989)
  3. Father to Son 4:24 (1989)
  4. Da Mayor Drinks His Beer 1:03 (1989)
  5. Delivery for Love Daddy 1:08 (1989)
  6. Riot 1:08 (1989)
  7. Magic, Eddie, Prince Ain't Niggers 1:58 (1989)
  8. Mookie (Septet) 6:45 (1989)
  9. How Long? 3:43 (1989)
  10. Mookie (Orchestra) 6:32 (1989)
  11. Da Mayor Loves Mother Sister 1:23 (1989)
  12. Da Mayor Buys Roses 1:14 (1989)
  13. Tawana 1:31 (1989)
  14. Malcolm and Martin 1:46 (1989)
  15. Wake Up Finale 7:26 (1989)
  16. Biskit (G1) 5:33 (2013)
  17. Shoulders (G2) 5:16 (2013)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Tupolo (or Backwater Blues) 3:27 John Lee Hooker (1960) double bass
  2. Over the Rainbow 2:39 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  3. Right Now (mono mix) 2:23 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  4. Love Is the Only Thing 2:43 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  5. All Night Long 3:02 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  6. It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:54 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  7. Today I Sing the Blues 2:47 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  8. Won’t Be Long 3:12 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  9. (Blue) By Myself 2:40 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  10. Sweet Lover 3:22 Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo (27 Feb 1961) bass
  11. Just Think It Over 4:02 Frank Strozier (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  12. Long Night 4:34 Frank Strozier (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  13. The Crystal Ball 5:33 Frank Strozier (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  14. The Man That Got Away 4:19 Harold Arlen, George Gershwin (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  15. Pacemaker 4:05 Frank Strozier (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  16. The Need for Love 4:40 Frank Strozier (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  17. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 5:57 Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  18. How Little We Know 5:57 Carolyn Leigh, Philip Springer (12 Sep 1961) double bass
  19. To Randy 4:53 John Handy (1961) double bass
  20. Inverted Image 6:02 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  21. Prettyside Avenue 5:29 John Handy (1961) double bass
  22. Hi Number 7:00 John Handy (1961) double bass
  23. I Hear a Rhapsody 5:05 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  24. Only One 4:02 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  25. Boo's Ups and Downs 8:14 John Handy (1961) double bass
  26. Dancing in the Dark 4:31 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  27. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 5:47 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  28. My Funny Valentine 4:27 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  29. Tales of Paradise 6:16 John Handy (1961) double bass
  30. See You Saturday 4:33 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  31. Lullaby of Leaves 4:56 Chris Anderson (1961) bass
  32. No Coast 6:29 John Handy (1961) double bass
  33. C.C. Rider 2:53 Ian & Sylvia (1962) bass
  34. I Told You So 2:44 Aretha Franklin (1962) bass
  35. It’s So Heartbreakin’ 2:40 Aretha Franklin (1962) bass
  36. Rough Lover 2:48 Aretha Franklin (1962) bass
  37. The Sounds of Silence 3:08 Simon & Garfunkel (19 Oct 1964) bass guitar
  38. The Sound of Silence 3:07 Simon & Garfunkel (1964) bass guitar
  39. Early Morning Rain 3:07 Gordon Lightfoot (Jan 1966) bass
  40. Outward Bound 2:37 Tom Paxton (1966) bass
  41. My Son, John 2:50 Tom Paxton (1966) bass
  42. Leaving London 3:17 Tom Paxton (1966) bass
  43. One Time and One Time Only 2:53 Tom Paxton (1966) bass
  44. Syden Blue 4:00 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass
  45. A Few Miles From Memphis 5:30 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass
  46. B & B 7:27 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass
  47. Walkin' Back 5:52 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass
  48. A Treat for Bea 6:08 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass
  49. There's a Kind of Hush 5:35 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass
  50. To Wane 6:24 Harold Mabern (1968) double bass

Credited as (7)

  1. Bill Lee & Clifton Lee
  2. Bill Lee
  3. Alfred Newman & Ken Darby feat. Bill Lee
  4. Jerry Gray with Bill Lee & The Lee Gordon Singers
  5. Bill Lee & Branford Marsalis
  6. Barney McAll, Bill Lee
  7. Bill Lee & Jean‐Michel Bernard

Works (7)

Wrote

  1. Love That Man

Composed

  1. TORO
  2. 貴方の一番好きな歌
  3. Again Never
  4. Mo' Better Blues
  5. John Coltrane
  6. Jodie's Cha-Cha

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82106287
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134641922
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82106287
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w63v0rjn
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13896467n
  6. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=108789

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Lee_(musician)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/211398

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000064208

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496881/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/79167042

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862263