Gene Lees

Gene Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian-born jazz critic, author, and lyricist. He edited Down Beat and later published the long-running Jazzletter, and he wrote English lyrics for bossa nova songs including "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars." His books include Leader of the Band: The Life of Woody Herman (1995).

In the newsletter

• No. 15 Spring 1998

Wrote

• INGRID (No. 15)

Elsewhere

• VIAF
• openlibrary.org