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BROWN Ray
(bg)

Personal Data:

Born: 13.10.1926 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, as Ray Matthews Brown)
Died: 02.07.2002 (natural causes)
BROWN Ray (photo)

Appearances:

cca 6/79 L.A. Four
1986 Elvis Costello (LP "King Of America")

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Bass Hit1957
2.The Poll Winners Ride Again!
& Barney Kessel & Shelly Manne		02.11.1959
3.Ray Brown with the All Star Big Band23.01.1962Verve
4.Something For Lester1972
5.This One's for Blanton
& Duke Ellington		05.12.1972Universal
6.Soft Shoe1974
7.The Three
& Joe Sample		28.11.1975
8.Brown's Bag1976
9.Soular Energy
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		8/1984 APO
10.Don't Forget the Blues
credited to: Ray Brown All Stars		5/1985 Concord Jazz
11.Ray Brown All Star1986
12.Uptown
& Mundell Lowe & Andre Previn		1990
13.Moore Makes 4
credited to: Ray Brown Trio with Ralph Moore		10/1991 Concord Jazz
14.Old Friends
& Mundell Lowe & Andre Previn		1992
15.Bass Face
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		4/1993
16.Some Of My Best Friends Are ... The Sax Players
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		1996 Telarc
17.Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		29.09.1998Lasting Impressions Music
18.Basses Loaded
& Pete Jolly & Jim Smith & Arni Egilsson		29.06.1999
19.The Very Tall Band (Live At The Blue Note)
& Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson
(live)		31.08.1999Telarc Jazz
20.Ultimate28.09.1999Verve
21.Some of My Best Friends Are ... The Trumpet Players
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		26.09.2000Telarc Jazz
22.SuperBass 2
& John Clayton Jr. & Christian McBride		28.08.2001Telarc Jazz
23.Some of My Best Friends Are ... Guitarists25.06.2002Telarc
24.Ray Brown, Monty Alexander & Russell Malone22.10.2002Telarc
25.Best Of Concord Years19.11.2002Concord Jazz
26.Straight Ahead
& Herb Ellis & Monty Alexander		28.01.2003Concord Jazz
27.Live From New York To Tokyo
(live)		25.03.2003Concord Jazz
28.Walk On
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		22.07.2003Telarc
29.Duo: The Historic Early Studio Sessions
& Oscar Peterson		11.05.2004Ocium
30.Moonlight Serenade07.06.2005Kingston
31.Summerwind
with Monty Alexander		07.06.2005Kingston
32.Dizzy's Big 4
& Dizzy Gillespie & Joe Pass & Mickey Roker		31.07.2006Fantasy
33.Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000
credited to: Ray Brown Trio		24.10.2006Concord
34.What's Up?: The Very Tall Band
& Milt Jackson & Oscar Peterson		27.02.2007Telarc
35.The Ellington Album: All Too Soon
& Mickey Roker & Joe Pass & Milt Jackson		18.02.2009Original Jazz Classics
36.Music from The Adventures
credited to: Ray Brown Orchestra & Quincy Jones		04.09.2012Varese Fontana
37.Bursting Out / With the All-Star Band
& Oscar Peterson & Cannonball Adderley		11.12.2012Essential Jazz Classics

Press References:

Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19981 86Livegig review
19997 111Recenze - Jazz Caféalbum review
199910 111Recenze - Jazz caféalbum review
199911 113Recenze - Jazz Caféalbum review