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Ray Brown
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...
Learnin the BluesElla Fitzgerald, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson, Louis Armstrong and Ray Brown
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
7:13
A Child Is BornBill Evans, Philly Joe Jones, Harold Land, Ray Brown and Kenny Burrell
God Bless the Child
7:32
I Won't DanceLouis Armstrong, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown
Plays the Jerome Kern Song Book
In a Mellow ToneBen Webster, Roy Eldridge, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins and Ray Brown
Ben Webster Encounters Coleman Hawkins
20:16
Just FriendsDizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Durham
Catch Me!
11:58
Over the RainbowOscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook
2:17
