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Ray Brown
b, 1926-2002 US, Pittsburgh
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Raymond Matthews Brown
American jazz double-bassist (born 13 October 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - died 2 July 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA). Oscar Peterson's former bassist (from 1951). For the French songwriter, see Ray Brown (25). For the US session trumpet player, please use Ray Brown (2). For the classical trombonist, please use Ray Brown (8). For the other trumpet player, please use Ray Brown (12).
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Tenderly on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 1 by Ben Webster It Never Entered My Mind: Higher and Higher: It Never Entered My Mind (from "Higher & Higher") on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 4 by Ben Webster Sunday on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 2 by Ben Webster You'd Be so Nice to Come Home to: Something to Shout About: You'd be so nice to come home to on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 4 by Ben Webster In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 2 by Ben Webster Blue Moon on The Complete Mercury/Clef Recordings by Oscar Peterson Trio When Your Lover Has Gone on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 2 by Ben Webster That's All on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 1 by Ben Webster Tangerine on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 4 by Ben Webster Happy-Go-Lucky Local on Jazz Number 1's by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Classic Albums | Ray Brown | 2013 | Compil. |
| With The All-Star Big Band + Ray Brown / Milt Jackson | Ray Brown | 2012 | Compil. |
| Live In Amsterdam 1960 | The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen | 2012 | Album |
| 1961, Cologne Gürzenich Concert Hall | The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen | 2011 | Album |
| Live In Belgrade | Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thipgen | 2008 | Album |
| The World Of Duke Ellington Vol.2 | WDR Big Band Köln Conducted By John Clayton Featuring Dianne Reeves, Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, Benny Green | 2008 | Album |
| Lester Young | Lester Young Featuring John Lewis, Buddy Rich, Jo Jones, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Gene Ramey | 2007 | Compil. |
| Swingin' On A Star | Oscar Peterson Featuring Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis & Ray Brown | 2007 | Compil. |
| What's Up? The Very Tall Band | Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown & Milt Jackson | 2007 | Album |
| London Concert 1964 | The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen | 2006 | Album |
| The Final Concerts | Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen | 2005 | Album |
| Milt Jackson & Ray Brown '77 | Milt Jackson & Ray Brown | 2004 | Album |
| Straight Ahead | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis | 2003 | Compil. |
| Arrival | Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna | 2003 | Compil. |
| Vancouver , 1958 | The Oscar Peterson Trio With Herb Ellis & Ray Brown | 2003 | Album |
| Walk On - The Final Ray Brown Trio Recording | Ray Brown | 2003 | Album |
| Trio | Monty Alexander / Ray Brown / Herb Ellis | 2002 | Album |
| Seven, Come Eleven | Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Jake Hanna & Ray Brown | 2002 | Album |
| Ray Brown Monty Alexander Russell Malone | Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone | 2002 | Album |
| Triple Scoop | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis With Special Guest John Frigo | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Concord Years | Ray Brown | 2002 | Compil. |
| Live in Japan | Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Great Jazz Quartet | 2002 | Album |
| Triple Scoop | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis With Special Guest John Frigo | 2002 | Compil. |
| Tenderly | The Oscar Peterson Trio With Herb Ellis & Ray Brown | 2002 | Album |
| SuperBass 2 | Ray Brown, John Clayton, Christian McBride | 2001 | Album |
| The Duo Sessions | Jimmy Rowles / Ray Brown | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Very Tall Band | Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson | 1999 | Album |
| Ultimate Ray Brown Selected By Christian McBride | Ray Brown | 1999 | Compil. |
| Full Circle / Jazz/Concord | Howard Alden, Jimmy Bruno, Michael Moore, Alan Dawson / Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna | 1998 | Album |
| Mack The Knife | Lionel Hampton, Ray Brown | 1998 | Album |
| Moonlight In Vermont | Ray Brown | 1998 | Album |
| Oscar & Benny | Oscar Peterson & Benny Green, Ray Brown, Gregory Hutchinson | 1998 | Album |
| The Concord Jazz Heritage Series | Ray Brown | 1998 | Compil. |
| SuperBass | Ray Brown With John Clayton & Christian McBride | 1997 | Album |
| A Tribute To Oscar Peterson • Live At The Town Hall | Oscar Peterson With Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Benny Green, Roy Hargrove, Shirley Horn, Milt Jackson, The Manhattan Transfer, Lewis Nash, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Clark Terry, Stanley Turrentine | 1997 | Album |
| Jazz At The Philarmonic-Frankfurt 1952 | Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Roy Eldridge, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Max Roach | 1997 | Album |
| Echoes From West | Ray Brown | 1996 | Album |
| Much In Common / All-Star Big Band | Ray Brown, Milt Jackson | 1996 | Compil. |
| Louis Armstrong With Oscar Peterson | Louis Armstrong With Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Louis Bellson Guest Ella Fitzgerald | 1996 | Compil. |
| André Previn And Friends Play Showboat | André Previn, Mundell Lowe, Ray Brown, Grady Tate | 1995 | Album |
| Some Of My Best Friends Are... The Piano Players | Ray Brown . Benny Green, Ahmad Jamal, Geoff Keezer, Dado Moroni, Oscar Peterson, Lewis Nash | 1995 | Album |
| Ella & Ray With The Ray Brown Quintet Plus Lester Young | Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Brown | 1995 | Album |
| Remember The Time | Clark Terry, Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, Dado Moroni, Mark Nightingale, George Robert | 1995 | Album |
| Ow! (All Star Jam Sessions) | Louis Bellson, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich, Ben Webster, Lester Young | 1995 | Album |
| Roy Eldridge Con Oscar Peterson, Gerry Wiggins, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Kenny Clarke, Ray Brown | Roy Eldridge Con Oscar Peterson, Gerald Wiggins, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Kenny Clarke | 1995 | Album |
| 1959 | The Oscar Peterson Trio With Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen | 1994 | Album |
| What I Wanted To Say | Mark Nightingale, Ray Brown, Dado Moroni, Jeff Hamilton | 1994 | Album |
| The First Lady On Bass | Carol Kaye Featuring Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mark Soskin, Joe Sample, Tom Scott | 1994 | Album |
| The Jazz Masters | Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Serge Ermoll | 1994 | Album |
| The Wildman Returns | Bobby Enriquez With Ray Brown & Al Foster | 1993 | Album |
| Old Friends | André Previn, Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown | 1992 | Album |
| Ray Brown's New Two Bass Hits | Ray Brown Featuring Pierre Boussaguet, Jacky Terrasson | 1992 | Album |
| Kiri Sidetracks (The Jazz Album) | Kiri Te Kanawa, André Previn, Ray Brown, Mundell Lowe | 1992 | Album |
| Two The Max | James Morrison, Ray Brown | 1992 | Album |
| Old Friends | André Previn, Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown | 1992 | Album |
| Super Bass | Ray Brown, John Clayton | 1992 | Album |
| As Good As It Gets | Ray Brown · Jimmy Rowles | 1992 | Album |
| Uptown | André Previn With Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown | 1990 | Album |
| Jam Session 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Buddy DeFranco, Ray Brown, Bill Harris, Louis Bellson | 1990 | Album |
| The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note | The Oscar Peterson Trio, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis & Ray Brown | 1990 | Album |
| It Don't Mean A Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot To It | Milt Jackson & Ray Brown & Cedar Walton & Mickey Roker | 1990 | Album |
| Triple · Treat · I I I | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, John Frigo | 1989 | Album |
| After Hours | André Previn With Joe Pass & Ray Brown | 1989 | Album |
| The 20th Concord Festival All Stars | The 20th Concord Festival All Stars, Ray Brown, Gene Harris, Red Holloway, Harry Edison, Jeff Hamilton | 1989 | Album |
| Sometime I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue | Jimmy Rowles With Harry Edison, Ray Brown, Don Bailey & Stacy Rowles | 1988 | Album |
| Two Bass Hits | Ray Brown - Pierre Boussaguet - Dado Moroni | 1988 | Album |
| Triple Treat II | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis With Special Guest John Frigo | 1988 | Album |
| Breakin' Out | George Shearing Trio With Ray Brown And Marvin "Smitty" Smith | 1987 | Album |
| Genes of Jazz Featuring John Lewis & Ray Brown | John Lewis, Ray Brown | 1987 | Album |
| Jazz Is Here To Stay Vol 2 | Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz, Jimmy Smith, Ray Brown, Donald Byrd, Wes Montgomery, J.J. Johnson | 1985 | Compil. |
| It Don't Mean A Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot To It | Milt Jackson & Ray Brown & Cedar Walton & Mickey Roker | 1984 | Album |
| Overseas Special | Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis | 1984 | Album |
| Jackson, Johnson, Brown, & Company | Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown | 1983 | Album |
| A Ray Brown 3 | Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Sam Most | 1983 | Album |
| the verve collectors´ item | Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Oscar Moore, Ray Brown, Max Roach, Bud Powell, Willie Smith, Sonny Criss, Stan Getz, Barney Kessel | 1983 | Album |
| Trio | Judy Roberts With Jeff Hamilton & Ray Brown | 1983 | Album |
| Stan Getz Special-Vol.2 | Stan Getz With Guests As Duke Ellington And His Orchestra / Dizzy Gillespie / Ray Brown | 1983 | Compil. |
| Jazz At The Philharmonic One O'Clock Jump 1953 | Ray Brown, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson | 1983 | Album |
| Triple Treat | Monty Alexander ▪ Ray Brown ▪ Herb Ellis | 1982 | Album |
| Put On A Happy Face Oscar Peterson Trio: Put On A Happy Face | Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen | 1982 | Album |
| The Alternate Blues | Dizzy Gillespie + Freddie Hubbard + Clark Terry + Oscar Peterson + Joe Pass + Bobby Durham + Ray Brown | 1982 | Album |
| Trio | Monty Alexander / Ray Brown / Herb Ellis | 1981 | Album |
| Moonlight Serenade | Ray Brown & Laurindo Almeida | 1981 | Album |
| Fingering | Shelly Manne / Monty Alexander / Ray Brown | 1981 | Album |
| Shades Of Dring | Madeleine Dring, Lennie Niehaus, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Leigh Kaplan | 1981 | Album |
| On Stage | Tal Farlow, Hank Jones, Red Norvo, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna | 1981 | Album |
| Summerwind | Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Johnny Griffin, Martin Drew | 1981 | Album |
| Tasty! | Ray Brown and Jimmy Rowles | 1980 | Album |
| All Too Soon Quadrant Toasts Duke Ellington | Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass | 1980 | Album |
| Quadrant | Quadrant Featuring Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker | 1979 | Album |
| Smoke A Moto's Blues | Tsuyoshi Yamamoto With Ray Brown | 1979 | Album |
| The Astaire Story vol. 2 | Fred Astaire - Oscar Peterson / Barney Kessel / Charlie Shavers / Flip Phillips / Ray Brown / Alvin Stoller | 1978 | Album |
| Something For Lester | Ray Brown | 1978 | Album |
| Intensive Care | Louis Bellson, Ray Brown, Paul Smith | 1978 | Album |
| The Astaire Story | Fred Astaire - Oscar Peterson / Barney Kessel / Charlie Shavers / Flip Phillips / Ray Brown / Alvin Stoller | 1978 | Album |
| Live At Concord '77 | Ross Tompkins, Joe Venuti, Ray Brown, Scott Hamilton, Jake Hanna | 1978 | Album |
| Snooky & Marshal's Album | Snooky Young / Marshall Royal / Freddie Green / Ross Tompkins / Ray Brown / Louis Bellson Special Guest Scatman Crothers | 1978 | Album |
| Snooky & Marshal's Album | Snooky Young / Marshall Royal / Freddie Green / Ross Tompkins / Ray Brown / Louis Bellson Special Guest Scatman Crothers | 1978 | Album |
| The Most Special Joint | Ray Brown / Ichiro Masuda | 1978 | Album |
| Montreux '77 | Oscar Peterson And The Bassists Ray Brown, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | 1977 | Album |
| Jones - Brown - Smith | Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Jimmie Smith | 1977 | Album |
| Montreux '77 | Milt Jackson & Ray Brown | 1977 | Album |
| The Giants | Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass & Ray Brown | 1977 | Album |
| The Big 3 | Milt Jackson - Joe Pass - Ray Brown | 1976 | Album |
| The Three | Joe Sample / Ray Brown / Shelly Manne | 1976 | Album |
| Soprano Summit In Concert | Bob Wilber • Kenny Davern • Marty Grosz • Ray Brown • Jake Hanna | 1976 | Album |
| The Jazz Ambassadors Vol 2 | Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Oscar Peterson & Ray Brown & Featuring Herb Ellis And Buddy DeFranco | 1976 | Compil. |
| Brown's Bag | Ray Brown | 1976 | Album |
| After You've Gone | Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Harry Edison, Jake Hanna, Plas Johnson, George Duke | 1975 | Album |
| This One's For Blanton | Duke Ellington and Ray Brown | 1975 | Album |
| Happy Time | Roy Eldridge With Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Eddie Locke | 1975 | Album |
| Herb Ellis & Ray Brown's Soft Shoe | Herb Ellis & Ray Brown | 1974 | Album |
| Seven, Come Eleven (From Their Live Performance At The Concord Summer Festival) | Herb Ellis & Joe Pass Also Featuring Jake Hanna & Ray Brown | 1974 | Album |
| The Genius Of Ray Brown | Ray Brown | 1974 | Compil. |
| Herb Ellis & Ray Brown's Soft Shoe | Herb Ellis & Ray Brown | 1974 | Album |
| Jazz/Concord | Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna, Herb Ellis | 1974 | Album |
| Just The Way It Had To Be | Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown | 1973 | Album |
| I'm Glad There Is You | Yoshiko Goto Meets Ray Brown | 1972 | Album |
| Bach Ground Blues & Green | Laurindo Almeida & Ray Brown | 1970 | Album |
| That's The Way It Is | Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown | 1970 | Album |
| That's The Way It Is | Milt Jackson / Ray Brown | 1969 | Album |
| Brazilian Greens | Laurindo Almeida & Ray Brown | 1969 | Single |
| This Is Ray Brown | Ray Brown | 1965 | Single |
| This Is Ray Brown | Ray Brown | 1965 | Single |
| Ray Brown / Milt Jackson | Ray Brown / Milt Jackson | 1965 | Album |
| Much In Common | Ray Brown / Milt Jackson | 1964 | Album |
| 4 To Go! | André Previn / Herb Ellis / Shelly Manne / Ray Brown | 1963 | Album |
| With The All-Star Big Band | Ray Brown Guest Artist Cannonball Adderley | 1962 | Single |
| The Sound Of The Trio | Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen | 1961 | Album |
| Poll Winners Three! | Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown | 1960 | Album |
| Jazz Cello | Ray Brown | 1960 | Album |
| Ray Brown, His Bass, His Big Band + Cannonball Adderley | Ray Brown + Cannonball Adderley, Ray Brown All-Star Big Band | 1960 | Single |
| Musique Originale Du Film Les Tricheurs | Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie Accompagnés Par Oscar Peterson, Gus Johnson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown | 1958 | Single |
| This Is Ray Brown | Ray Brown | 1958 | Album |
| Bass Hit! | Ray Brown | 1957 | Album |
| New Volume 6 (Formerly Vols.8, 9, and 10) | Jazz At The Philharmonic featuring Flip Phillips, Bill Harris, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet, Howard McGhee, Ray Brown, Hank Jones | 1955 | Album |
| The Poll Winners - Giants Meeting | Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery And Ray Brown | Single | |
| Just Jazz Vol. 5 | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson & Ray Brown, Woody Herman, Teddy Wilson | Compil. | |
| Bass Hit Volume 2 | Ray Brown | Single | |
| The Jazz Ambassadors | Buddy Rich, Oscar Peterson, Lionel Hampton, Ray Brown | Compil. | |
| Ray Brown And Kenny Kersey Trios | Ray Brown, Kenny Kersey | Single | |
| More Music From Les Tricheurs | Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown, Gus Johnson, Herb Ellis | Album | |
| Bass Hit Volume 1 | Ray Brown | Single | |
| Ray Brown * Ella Fitzgerald | Ray Brown, Ella Fitzgerald | Compil. |
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