238:
had written the original theme music. The Trio feature particularly in the 1962 episodes "The
Removal Men" (significant minutes of the episode are devoted to a complete jazz tune performed by the Trio) and "The Decapod". The Dave Lee Trio appeared in several episodes of Series 2 backing one of the
200:
to perform in South Africa, and it was
Dankworth who persuaded him to return to England as pianist/arranger for the Johnny Dankworth band. From 1955 to 1959, Lee played on all of the recordings made by the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra. Lee also performed with Terry and McGhee, the Buddy Tate Quartet
181:
on 12 August 1926 (not 1929 or 1930 as some references give). His father Joseph was a professional photographer, and during the war was transferred to the North East to work on camouflaging military equipment. The family relocated to
192:
poll for best new jazz pianist. Moving to South Africa in 1947 he worked as resident musician for night clubs in Port
Elizabeth and Johannesburg, then studied at the Johannesburg Conservatory of Music gaining a Mus.Bac.
307:
singing different lyrics to the theme tune each week. He was also leader of the resident musicians known as Dave Lee & The Boys on the BBC radio comedy series
313:(1964–73). A running gag on the show was to imply that the band were a lot older than their name implied: "and the music was played by Dave Lee & The Boys. (
732:
351:
155:
250:
Lee's composing career began in the 1950s writing jingles for television advertisements, some 700 in all, after which he teamed up with lyricist
722:
349:
His film music career began in 1960 with low-budget features, but gradually he progressed to fine orchestral scores for feature films such as
737:
727:
309:
403:– Dave Lee Trio & Lennie Felix Trio (Nixa Jazz Today Series 10" LP – Nixa NLP 1027) – (available to download from major music sites)
377:(1963). In 1983, Lee was elected BBC Jazz Society Musician of the Year, and in 1990 was one of the founders of jazz-only radio station
568:
512:
318:
322:
531:
717:
140:, 12 August 1926) is an English jazz pianist, and a former orchestra leader, music arranger, songwriter and film composer.
558:
499:
259:
144:
638:
299:
149:
20:
284:
230:
161:
361:
186:, and it was here that Dave started to perform in local groups. His big break came in 1942 when he won the
712:
367:
337:
494:
707:
504:
342:
326:
267:
564:
508:
178:
63:
288:
and a novelty hit for them on a 1990 re-release). They also wrote the West End stage musical
304:
290:
251:
197:
560:
Under the Eagle: A Tale of
Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions
239:
lead characters, Venus Smith, who sang in a nightclub. Venus was usually unaware of what
177:
Pianist, orchestra leader, arranger, songwriter and film composer, David Lee was born in
159:(1964), had a hit jazz album in the US, and was a resident fixture in early episodes of
664:
279:
275:
235:
221:. From 1959 he led the Dave Lee Trio who recorded several successful albums, including
88:
701:
378:
373:
255:
206:
166:
118:
535:
356:
263:
218:
202:
188:
183:
639:"BritJazz : 0162 [Dave Lee Trio Lennie Felix Trio] FLAC 7(24.55)"
417:– Dave Lee with Geoff Love & His Orchestra (Top Rank International 35–112)
244:
240:
214:
210:
602:
692:
465:
84:
627:
591:
98:
74:
205:. He also arranged for many big show business names, including
228:
The Dave Lee Trio also produced music for the 1960s TV series
122:
254:. Their hit songs included "Bangers and Mash" (1961, sung by
437:– Dave Lee Trio & Dennis Wilson Trio (Pye EP, PEP 603)
243:
was actually involved in, and was phased out in favour of
590:
The
Avengers - S02E06 - The Removal Men (3 November 1962)
385:
about a fictional jazz pianist was published in 2007.
626:
The
Avengers - S02E03 - The Decapod (13 October 1962)
332:
Lee also wrote the theme tune to the 1963 TV series
143:
In a varied musical career, he wrote the hit song "
114:
104:
94:
80:
70:
47:
37:
30:
225:, which was in The Cashbox Top Ten for six weeks.
165:. Later in life he was instrumental in founding
447:1963: "Take Four" – Dave Lee (Decca 45-F 11600)
424:– Dave Lee & His Orchestra (Colpix PXL 550)
526:
524:
8:
500:The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
489:
487:
485:
483:
329:and BBC Jazz Musician of the Year awards.
297:Lee worked on BBC satirical shows such as
27:
340:, and incidental music for the TV series
603:"The Avengers Forever: The Removal Men"
457:
422:Jazz improvisations of our man Crichton
410:– Dave Lee Orchestra (Top Rank RM336)
381:. Still active in his 90s, his novel
321:", his composition for TW3 about the
7:
323:assassination of President Kennedy
274:in 1963, then recorded in 1964 by
14:
733:English male film score composers
557:Scarrow, Simon (5 October 2001).
303:(TW3; 1962–63), where he backed
153:, wrote the score for the movie
147:", was the resident musician on
16:English jazz pianist (born 1926)
665:"dave lee trio records and CDs"
310:I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
1:
723:People from Newington, London
738:English television composers
728:English film score composers
435:Pieces of Eight: Piano Moods
359:. He also scored the movies
282:whom Lee had worked with in
408:A Big New Band from Britain
352:The Masque of the Red Death
223:A Big New Band from Britain
156:The Masque of the Red Death
754:
383:Nothing Rhymes with Silver
319:In the Summer of His Years
300:That Was the Week That Was
272:That Was The Week That Was
270:" (originally written for
150:That Was the Week That Was
18:
580:– via Google Books.
262:" (1960, for Sellers and
21:Dave Lee (disambiguation)
317:)" He won an award for "
563:. St. Martin's Press.
338:Associated-Rediffusion
336:, a programme made by
718:English jazz pianists
643:Britjazz.blogspot.com
196:In 1954, Lee invited
260:Goodness Gracious Me
145:Goodness Gracious Me
19:For other uses, see
507:. pp. 1450/1.
505:Guinness Publishing
343:Adam Adamant Lives!
503:(First ed.).
138:David Cyril Aarons
43:David Cyril Aarons
415:Go Latin with Lee
179:Newington, London
128:
127:
64:Newington, London
745:
680:
679:
677:
675:
661:
655:
654:
652:
650:
635:
629:
624:
618:
617:
615:
613:
599:
593:
588:
582:
581:
579:
577:
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
538:on 29 April 2013
534:. Archived from
528:
519:
518:
491:
478:
477:
475:
473:
462:
325:, to add to his
305:Millicent Martin
291:Our Man Crichton
252:Herbert Kretzmer
198:Johnny Dankworth
107:
61:
57:
55:
40:
28:
753:
752:
748:
747:
746:
744:
743:
742:
698:
697:
689:
684:
683:
673:
671:
663:
662:
658:
648:
646:
637:
636:
632:
625:
621:
611:
609:
601:
600:
596:
589:
585:
575:
573:
571:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
532:"Five pianists"
530:
529:
522:
515:
493:
492:
481:
471:
469:
464:
463:
459:
454:
444:
431:
396:
391:
368:Hair of the Dog
175:
131:
105:
62:
59:
53:
51:
38:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
751:
749:
741:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
700:
699:
696:
695:
688:
687:External links
685:
682:
681:
669:Musicstack.com
656:
630:
619:
607:Theavengers.tv
594:
583:
569:
549:
520:
513:
497:, ed. (1992).
479:
456:
455:
453:
450:
449:
448:
443:
440:
439:
438:
430:
427:
426:
425:
418:
411:
404:
395:
392:
390:
387:
316:
280:Patrick Macnee
276:Honor Blackman
236:John Dankworth
174:
171:
130:Musical artist
129:
126:
125:
116:
112:
111:
108:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
89:music arranger
82:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
58:12 August 1926
49:
45:
44:
41:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
750:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
713:Living people
711:
709:
706:
705:
703:
694:
691:
690:
686:
670:
666:
660:
657:
644:
640:
634:
631:
628:
623:
620:
608:
604:
598:
595:
592:
587:
584:
572:
570:9780312278700
566:
562:
561:
553:
550:
537:
533:
527:
525:
521:
516:
514:0-85112-939-0
510:
506:
502:
501:
496:
490:
488:
486:
484:
480:
467:
461:
458:
451:
446:
445:
441:
436:
433:
432:
428:
423:
419:
416:
412:
409:
405:
402:
398:
397:
393:
388:
386:
384:
380:
379:102.2 Jazz FM
376:
375:
374:The Very Edge
370:
369:
364:
363:
358:
354:
353:
347:
345:
344:
339:
335:
330:
328:
324:
320:
314:
312:
311:
306:
302:
301:
295:
293:
292:
287:
286:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
256:Peter Sellers
253:
248:
246:
242:
237:
233:
232:
226:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
207:Norman Wisdom
204:
199:
194:
191:
190:
185:
180:
172:
170:
168:
167:102.2 Jazz FM
164:
163:
158:
157:
152:
151:
146:
141:
139:
135:
124:
120:
119:Decca Records
117:
113:
109:
103:
100:
97:
93:
90:
86:
83:
81:Occupation(s)
79:
76:
73:
69:
65:
60:(age 98)
50:
46:
42:
36:
29:
26:
22:
672:. Retrieved
668:
659:
647:. Retrieved
645:. 8 May 2011
642:
633:
622:
610:. Retrieved
606:
597:
586:
574:. Retrieved
559:
552:
540:. Retrieved
536:the original
498:
495:Colin Larkin
470:. Retrieved
460:
434:
421:
414:
407:
400:
382:
372:
366:
360:
357:Roger Corman
350:
348:
341:
333:
331:
327:Ivor Novello
308:
298:
296:
289:
285:The Avengers
283:
271:
264:Sophia Loren
249:
234:, for which
231:The Avengers
229:
227:
222:
219:Judy Garland
203:Jack Parnell
195:
189:Melody Maker
187:
176:
162:The Avengers
160:
154:
148:
142:
137:
133:
132:
110:1940–present
106:Years active
25:
708:1926 births
674:11 December
649:11 December
612:11 December
576:11 December
472:11 December
466:"David Lee"
401:Piano Moods
389:Discography
371:(1962) and
362:The Kitchen
355:(1964) for
268:Kinky Boots
184:Whitley Bay
702:Categories
452:References
245:Cathy Gale
241:John Steed
215:Cleo Laine
211:Benny Hill
95:Instrument
54:1926-08-12
39:Birth name
693:David Lee
346:in 1966.
334:Take Four
294:in 1964.
66:, England
365:(1961),
315:Boys??!?
134:Dave Lee
32:Dave Lee
442:Singles
266:) and "
85:Pianist
567:
542:4 June
511:
468:. IMDb
420:1965:
413:1961:
406:1960:
399:1957:
394:Albums
173:Career
136:(born
115:Labels
71:Genres
99:Piano
676:2020
651:2020
614:2020
578:2020
565:ISBN
544:2013
509:ISBN
474:2020
278:and
258:), "
217:and
201:and
75:Jazz
48:Born
429:EPs
123:EMI
704::
667:.
641:.
605:.
523:^
482:^
247:.
213:,
209:,
169:.
121:,
87:,
56:)
678:.
653:.
616:.
546:.
517:.
476:.
52:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.