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Ray Brown

Rock music
Jazz
Be bop
Ray Brown – born October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – was a jazz double bassist best known for his work with Ella Fitzgerald (who he was briefly married to) and Oscar Peterson. Originally, Brown took piano lessons but switched to upright bass in high school. During his early years, he became known in Pittsburg jazz circles while playing with bands like the Jimmy Hinsley Sextet and the Snookum Russell Band. Brown relocated to New York when he was 20 and joined Dizzy Gillespie’s band. Brown released New Sounds in Modern Music, his first album as a leader, in 1946. The fol...
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In a Mellow Tone
In a Mellow ToneBen Webster, Roy Eldridge, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins and Ray Brown

Ben Webster Encounters Coleman Hawkins

20:16

Mood Indigo
Mood IndigoMilt Jackson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Brown, Roker and Pass

3:31

Almost Like Being in Love
Almost Like Being in LoveRay Brown

Jazz Cello

4:14

All Too Soon
All Too SoonMilt Jackson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Brown, Roker and Pass

All Too Soon: The Ellington Album

4:04

Sophisticated Lady
Sophisticated LadyMilt Jackson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Brown, Roker and Pass

All Too Soon: The Ellington Album

5:31

After You've Gone
After You've GoneHerb Ellis, George Duke, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jake Hanna, Plas Johnson and Ray Brown

After You've Gone

7:55

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