Lee Castle (February 28, 1915 – November 16, 1990)[1] was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
He was born Lee Aniello Castaldo, and performed under this name early in his career.
[1] His first major professional job was with Joe Haymes in 1935; following this he worked with Artie Shaw (1936, 1941), Tommy Dorsey (1937-41; also studied under Dorsey's father), Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller (1939), Will Bradley (1941), and Benny Goodman (1943).
[1] He put together his own band in 1938, and continued to lead off and on through the 1940s.
[1] In 1953, he returned to duty under Tommy Dorsey and his brother Jimmy Dorsey; after Jimmy's death, Castle became the leader of his ensemble, remaining in the position until the 1980s.