Dave Lee (born David Cyril Aarons, 12 August 1926) is an English jazz pianist, and a former orchestra leader, music arranger, songwriter and film composer.
Pianist, orchestra leader, arranger, songwriter and film composer, David Lee was born in Newington, London on 12 August 1926 (not 1929 or 1930 as some references give).
He also arranged for many big show business names, including Norman Wisdom, Benny Hill, Cleo Laine and Judy Garland.
From 1959 he led the Dave Lee Trio who recorded several successful albums, including A Big New Band from Britain, which was in The Cashbox Top Ten for six weeks.
[7] The Dave Lee Trio appeared in several episodes of Series 2 backing one of the lead characters, Venus Smith, who sang in a nightclub.
Lee's composing career began in the 1950s writing jingles for television advertisements, some 700 in all, after which he teamed up with lyricist Herbert Kretzmer.