Professional Music Career
Lee then went to New York City and trumpeter Randy Brecker called Lee out of class one day and invited him to audition for Dreams. In New York, Lee's career soared. He toured with B.J. Thomas, Horace Silver, Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, The Brecker Brothers, and Herbie Mann. Gaining experience in the commercial field, Lee found himself in high demand. As a bassist and singer, he's recorded with an extensive array of top performers including David Sanborn, Boz Scaggs, Diane Schuur, Tom Scott, Neil Sedaka, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, Phoebe Snow, Ronnie Spector, The Spinners, Spyro Gyra, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens and Barbra Streisand.
Lee also played in the New York "24th Street Band" which had great success in Japan, giving him a solo artist career that yielded him a top 5 single. Most recently, his solo CD entitled OH! reached the #1 position on the "Jazz Beyond" chart there. More recently he played alongside Steve Conte, Clint de Ganon, Oz Noy. Chewtaro Moritake, Sizzle Ohtaka, and Philippe Saisse in the songs "Seven Rings In Hand" and "Worth A Chance" for the video game Sonic and the Secret Rings.
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