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May 24, 2023 · Published May 24, 2023 Updated May 25, 2023. Bill Lee, a jazz bassist and composer who scored the early films of his son Spike Lee, wrote folk-jazz operas, led an acclaimed ensemble of bassists ...
May 24, 2023 · Bill Lee, a well-regarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte and scored four of his son Spike’s early films, has died. He was 94. Theo Dumont, a publicist for Spike Lee, says the elder Lee died Wednesday at his home in Brooklyn. Lee was a session bassist who has played on albums by Odetta, Woody Guthrie, Cat Stevens, Gordon ...
Bill Lee (musician) William James Edwards Lee III (July 23, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, his compositions for jazz percussionist Max Roach, and his session work as a "first-call" musician and band leader to many of the twentieth-century's most ...
May 25, 2023 · via Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Lee, a well-regarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte as well as scoring four of his son Spike’s early films, including the hit “Do the Right Thing” and two songs for “Jungle Fever,” has died. He was 94.
May 24, 2023 · A longtime session musician whose work dates back to the early Sixties, Lee’s double bass could be heard on recordings by artists like Harry Belafonte, Judy Collins, Odetta, Duke Ellington, and ...
May 25, 2023 · Lee went on to write the soundtracks for his son’s first four feature films – She’s Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do The Right Thing (1989), and Mo’ Better Blues (1990).He also ...
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May 25, 2023 · Bill Lee – the jazz bassist and composer who worked with some of the biggest names in music – has died at the age of 94. Lee’s son, American filmmaker Spike Lee, confirmed to The New York Times that the double bass session heavyweight passed away on Wednesday (May 24). No cause of death has been given. Throughout a prolific career that ...
