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John Lee (born June 28, 1952, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American bassist, producer, and recording engineer. thumbnail thumbnail thumbnail As a bassist, John Lee's career, starting in 1970, includes work with Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson, Larry Coryell, Paquito D`Rivera, Gregory Hines, Claudio Roditi, Arturo Sanduval, Joachim Kühn, and Philip Catherine. As a producer Lee has produced over 50 albums and CDs, and as a recording engineer he has recorded and mixed over 85 albums and CDs. ==Life and career== John Gregory Lee is the son of an African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) minister, Rev. John W. Lee, and Harriet Holland Lee, who was a career social worker. He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, Amityville, New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John began String Bass lessons in 1962 with Carolyn Lush. At Philadelphia's Overbrook High School, John met drummer Gerry Brown, with whom he also studied with at the Philadelphia Musical Academy (which is now the ''University of the Arts'')〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 from 1970 to 1972. In 1971 Lee also began performing with Carlos Garnett and Joe Henderson, and toured with Max Roach〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 thru the spring of 1972 while still a student in Philadelphia. In August 1972 he and Brown relocated to Europe, with Den Haag, Holland as their base. Together they toured Europe and recorded in bands led by Chris Hinze, Charlie Mariano, Philip Catherine, Joachim Kühn, and Jasper Van't Hof. Lee moved to New York City in October 1974 and worked with Joe Henderson, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Norman Connors until joining ''Larry Coryell's 11th House''〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 in December 1974. In 1975 John Lee and Gerry Brown signed a recording contract with Bluenote Records and formed a working band of their own. In 1977 they moved over to Columbia Records. Lee also began producing records in 1977. From 1982 to 1984 Lee worked with the McCoy Tyner Quintet.〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 In July 1984 Lee became Dizzy Gillespie's bassist, touring and recording with Dizzy's Quintet, his Big Band, his grammy winning ''United Nation Orchestra'',〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 and the Back to the Future Band that Dizzy co-lead with Miriam Makeba until January 1993 when he died.〔http://www.dizzygillespie.org.com〕 Lee has performed at concert halls and jazz clubs in over 100 countries around the world. He has also toured in the bands of Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Pharoh Saunders, Jackie McLean, Gary Bartz, Gregory Hines, Hank Jones, Walter Davis Jr., Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Alphonse Mouzon, Claudio Roditi, Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, and Roberta Gambarini. Lee was also a founding member of The Fantasy Band 1993-1996 with Chuck Loeb, Marion Meadows, and Dave Samuels.〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 In 1996, at the bequest of Dizzy's wife Lorraine Gillespie and the Dizzy Gillespie Estate, Lee became the director and bassist of the ''Dizzy Gillespie™Alumni All-Stars'' 〔The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler. Oxford University Press.〕 as well as the ''Dizzy Gillespie™All-Star Big Band'', and the ''Dizzy Gillespie™Afro-Cuban Experience''. They have recorded five albums and toured extensively around the world. (www.dizzygillespie.org ) In 2009 John Lee co-founded the jazz recording label JLP (''Jazz Legacy Productions''), with partner Lisa Broderick.〔http://www.jazzlegacyproductions.com〕 (www.jazzlegacyproductions.com ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Lee (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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