Will Lee: Oh! (1993)

Will took up drums after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, and by the time he was 12 had formed his first band in Miami. The band members each earned $9 a night playing the popular surfing tunes characteristic of the 60's. But in Miami, drummers were a dime a dozen. Will, with his diverse talents, shifted to bass, an instrument that offered more opportunities. Quickly becoming a successful bass player, Will was part of a succession of bands including top 40 bands with names like "Chances R" "The Loving Kind",and "Green Cloud."

Will had a formal musical education at the University of Miami, where he studied French horn for a year and then s witched to a bass major. After classes, he worked on bass fundamentals listening to not only the Beatles, but also Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Miller, The Rascals, Motown, Sly & the Family Stone, etc. He would put it all into practice six sets a night gigging with various local bands, including an innovative horn band called "Goldrush."

The Will Lee reputation spread throughout the music world, and brought New York looking for him. Trumpeter Randy Brecker called Will out of class one day and invited him to NYC to audition for "Dreams". In New York, Will'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, Will 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, Tom Scott, Diane Sc huur, 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 -- and taken from his discography, these are only some of the "S's"!

In addition, Will 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.

Tracklist:
1. Maryanne (Canfora/Salucci) - 4:24
2. Georgie Porgie (Paich) - 4:31
3. Kissing My Love (Withers) - 3:50
4. I Know Too Much (About Sadness) (Lee/Mathes) - 3:40
5. Show of Hands (Lee/Mounsey/Wittenmyer) - 6:47
6. Ballad of Bill and Gretchen (Haijian/Hajian/Lee/Mathes) - 4:26
7. Drifting (Hendrix) - 4:45
8. I Came to Play (Lee/Mounsey/Wittenmyer) - 4:36
9. Lonely Avenue (Pomus) - 4:33
10. White Man (Haijian/Hajian/Lee/Silver) - 4:31
11. My Funny Valentine (Hart/Rodgers) - 5:40
Personnel:
John Tropea - Guitar
Jeff Beck - Guitar
Hiram Bullock - Guitar
Don Grolnick - Piano, Keyboards, Organ
Bob Malach - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Tom "Bones" Malone - Trombone
Rob Mounsey - Keyboards
Lew Soloff - Trumpet
Paul Shaffer - Organ (Hammond)
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Joe Caro - Guitar
Charley Drayton - Drums
Steve Ferrone - Drums
Anton Fig - Drums
Steve Gadd - Drums
Will Lee - Synthesizer, Bass
Chuck Loeb - Guitar
Sid McGinnis - Guitar
Jeff Mironov - Guitar
Chris Parker - Drums
Bruce Kapler - Saxophone
Chris Hajian - Synthesizer, Keyboards
Felicia Collins - Guitar
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