Both George and his sister Julia Lee sang in the band and they tended to be more of a vaudeville band than a Jazz band. The group toured a great deal primarily in the Southwest, but also played in Chicago and New York. The band released one other record under the name of Julia Lee with George E. Lee and his Novelty Singing Orchestra. George Lee’s band featured outstanding singers and soloists. Charlie Parker briefly played in one of George Lee’s bands in the 1930s.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Down Home Syncopated Blues | 1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Meritt 2206-A |
| If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight (Henry Creamer / James P. Johnson) | 11-6-1929 | Kansas City, Missouri | Brunswick 7132 |
| Paseo Strut (Jesse Stone) | 11-6-1929 | Kansas City, Missouri | Brunswick 7132 |
| Ruff Scufflin’ (Jesse Stone) | 11-6-1929 | Kansas City, Missouri | Brunswick 4684 |
| St. James Infirmary (Primrose) | 11-6-1929 | Kansas City, Missouri | Brunswick 4684 |
| The Meritt Stomp | 1927 | Kansas City, Missouri | Meritt 2206-B |
| Artist | Instrument |
| George E. Lee | Tenor Saxophone, Director, Vocals |
| Julia Lee | Piano, Accordian, Vocals |
| Thurston Maupins | Trombone |
| Albert “Bud” Johnson | Tenor Saxophone |
| Jimmy Jones | Trombone |
| Harold Knox | Trumpet |
| Abe Price | Drums |
| Charles Russo | Banjo |
| Jesse Stone | Piano, Arranger, Banjo |
| Clarence Taylor | Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone |
| Sam Utterbach | Trumpet |
| Herman Walder | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Clint Weaver | Tuba |
| Pete Woods | Drums |
Redhotjazz.com was a pioneering website during the "Information wants to be Free" era of the 1990s. In that spirit we are recovering the lost data from the now defunct site and sharing it with you.
Most of the music in the archive is in the form of MP3s hosted on Archive.org or the French servers of Jazz-on-line.com where this music is all in the public domain.
Files unavailable from those sources we host ourselves. They were made from original 78 RPM records in the hands of private collectors in the 1990s who contributed to the original redhotjazz.com. They were hosted as .ra files originally and we have converted them into the more modern MP3 format. They are of inferior quality to what is available commercially and are intended for reference purposes only. In some cases a Real Audio (.ra) file from Archive.org will download. Don't be scared! Those files will play in many music programs, but not Windows Media Player.
