Bill Lee in an undated portrait by his son David Lee, a photographer. Over six decades his ebullient string bass could be heard in thousands of live performances and on more than 250 record albums.

Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington, who was also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home Wednesday morning.

Bill Lee, the jazz bassist who recorded with the likes of Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin and is the father of Spike Lee, has died at the age of 94.

Bill Lee, the jazz musician and songwriter who performed with superstars and scored films for his son Spike, died Wednesday. He was 94. Lee died at his home in Brooklyn, according to a publicist fo… ...

Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who appeared on more than 250 recorded albums and Spike Lee's father, died Wednesday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 94.

Bill Lee, the jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan and Duke Ellington before composing scores for his son Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home on Wednesday morning.No cause of death has been ...

Bassist and composer Bill Lee, left, with his oldest son, Spike Lee, in 2014. They worked together on movies including “She's Gotta Have It” and “Do the Right Thing.” (Noam Galai/WireImage ...

Spike Lee's father, Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, died at home in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. He was 94.

Bill Lee, the jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan and Duke Ellington before composing scores for his son Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home on Wednesday morning. No cause of death has been ...