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BROWN
Instrument: Bass
Projects:
Ray Brown Trio

Ray
Brown "Superbass"
Ray Brown & Friends
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Ray Brown
started his career in the 40s as founding member of Dizzy Gillespie / Charlie Parker
Quintet. Later he became musical director and husband of Ella Fitzgerald and manager of
Quincy Jones. For 16 years he was member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and regular bassist on
Norman Grantz's "Jazz at the Philharmonic" tours. Ray Brown can be heard playing
the bass on over 2000 recordings, which makes him one of the most recorded artists in
music history.
RAY BROWN died on July 2nd 2002 and left the jazzworld grieving.
Please click on the following link if you wish to convey your
condolences to his family and friends:
www.hopper-management.com/news.php
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