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Ray Brown

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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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Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'Ray Brown

Jazz Cello

5:12

I Won't Dance
I Won't DanceLouis Armstrong, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown

Plays the Jerome Kern Song Book

Too Marvelous for Words
Too Marvelous for WordsLester Young, Hank Jones, Buddy Rich and Ray Brown

Pres

3:04

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

Learnin the Blues
Learnin the BluesElla Fitzgerald, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson, Louis Armstrong and Ray Brown

A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra

7:13

Just Friends
Just FriendsDizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Durham

Catch Me!

11:58

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