- Lee Castle
Lee Castle (February 28, 1915 - November 16, 1990) was an American
jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He was born Lee Aniello Castaldo, and performed under this name early in his career.His first major professional job was with
Joe Haymes in 1935; following this he worked withArtie Shaw (1936, 1941),Tommy Dorsey (1937-41; also studied under Dorsey's father),Jack Teagarden ,Glenn Miller (1939),Will Bradley (1941), andBenny Goodman (1943). He put together his own band in 1938, and continued to lead off and on through the 1940s. He adopted the name Lee Castle in 1942.In 1953 he returned to duty under
Tommy Dorsey and his brotherJimmy Dorsey ; after Jimmy's death, Castle became the leader of his ensemble, remaining in the position until the 1980s.References
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifexqu5ldje~T1 Lee Castle] at
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*Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, "The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz". Oxford, 1999, p. 117.
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