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Gene Lees

real name Frederick Eugene John Lees

Gene Lees is credited on 2,993 releases across 658 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,993

Credits

658

Albums

8

Decades active

658

In collections

Biography

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Gene Lees was a Canadian writer, lyricist, singer, composer, radio & television broadcaster, producer and record company executive. He was an editor at Down Beat magazine and later at Stereo Review and High Fidelity. He was also publisher and editor of the Jazzletter. Co-founded Kanata Records Limited / Kanata in 1971 with CBC producer Dave Bird.
His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall.
Born: Hamilton, Ontario, February 8, 1928
Died: Ojai, California, April 22, 2010

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Credited work

2,993 releases · 658 albums · active 1959–2025

  • Performance · 2,671
  • Other credits · 967
  • Production · 1

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Private Studio Of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer · Cafe Au Go Go

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