William James Edwards Lee III (Snow Hill, Alabama, 23 de julio de 1928-Nueva York, 24 de mayo de 2023
Uno de los grandes referencias para los contrabasjistas y compositor estadounidense.
Compuso la música original para muchas de las películas de su hijo, incluyendo She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989) y Mo' Better Blues ,dirijió el álbum de 1980 The New York Bass Violin Choir.
Colaboró con:
John Lee Hooker: The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay, 1961)
Ray Bryant: Con Alma (Columbia, 1960); Dancing the Big Twist (Columbia, 1961)
Aretha Franklin: Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo (1961)
Chris Anderson: My Romance (Vee-Jay, 1960), Inverted Image (Jazzland, 1961)
The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe: A Spirit Speaks (Strata-East)
The Brass Company: Colors (Strata East)
Aretha Franklin: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962)
Stanley Cowell: Regeneration (Strata-East, 1976)
Simon & Garfunkel: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964)
Richard Davis: The Philosophy of the Spiritual (Cobblestone, 1971), Fancy Free (Galaxy, 1977), Harvest (Muse, 1977)
The Warm Voice of Billy "C": Where have you been Billy Boy (Strata East)
José Feliciano: The Voice and Guitar of José Feliciano (1965)
John Handy: No Coast Jazz (Roulette, 1960)
Clifford Jordan: Glass Bead Games (Strata-East, 1974); The Adventurer (Muse, 1978)
Tom Rush: Tom Rush (1965)
Chuck Loeb and Andy LaVerne: Magic Fingers (DMP, 1989)
Tom Rush: Take a Little Walk with Me (1966)
Peter, Paul & Mary: Album (Warner Bros.)
Harold Mabern: A Few Miles from Memphis (Prestige), Rakin' and Scrapin' (Prestige)
The New York Bass Violin Choir: The New York Bass Violin Choir (Strata-East)
Pat Martino: Starbright (Warner Bros., 1976)
Ian and Sylvia: First Ian & Sylvia Album
Johnny Griffin: Change of Pace (Riverside, 1961)
Gordon Lightfoot: Lightfoot! (United Artists, 1966)
Michael Bloomfield: From His Head to His Heart to His Hands (Sony Legacy, 2014)