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in 1935; following this he worked with

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(1936, 1941),

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(1937-41; also studied under Dorsey's father),

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(1939),

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(1941), and

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(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

and his brother

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; after Jimmy's death, Castle became the leader of his ensemble, remaining in the position until the 1980s.

References

;Footnotes ;General references * Lee Castleat

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and Ira Gitler, ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. Oxford, 1999, p. 117. {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Lee 1915 births 1990 deaths American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters American jazz bandleaders Challenge Records artists 20th-century American trumpeters 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians