Over 1,200 jazz patrons were mesmerized as brown and his trio lay about two hours of jazz standards and classics inside the ornamental theater. Together ella and louis with the oscar peterson trio trio in chicago oscar peterson trio standout track chicago live at starbucks ray brown trio this album changed my life oscar peterson at the stratford shakespearean festival awe inspiring soloing from ray here, especially on how high the moon your turn. Ray brown trio featuring gene harris reading and viewing. Buy ray brown trio, ray browns album titled bassics. The trio included a guitarist until 1958 initially barney kessel, and then herb ellis. The unusual combination works quite well with brown being the. With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, stevie ray vaughan ignited the blues revival of the 80s. Ray brown, legendary jazz bassist and founder of the 1940s bebop quintet of dizzy gillespiecharlie parker, opened the 2002 pabst theaters 10th hal leonard jazz series in milwaukee, february 16. Revered by his peers and by jazz audiences everywhere, the bassist ray brown, who has died aged 75, combined sublime technical skills and an elegance in performance unsurpassed in jazz. On this track the trio get help from saxophonist red. Ray brown 19262002 played the bass the same way he lived.
The funeral was held yesterday for ray brown, lead singer from the mid60s australian music group ray brown and the whispers. I once saw that trio live with a different drummer and they managed to play even jobim tunes with a blues tinge. Double bass, string bass sheet music book by ray brown. The last edition of the ray brown trio included pianist larry fuller and drummer karriem riggins. Since the 1970s, the real book has been the most popular book for gigging jazz musicians. Song information for the real blues ray brown trio on allmusic. What i love is that the book gravitates around jazz and the blues idioms. Despite ones taste and ear for the art, they can both be daunting to master. Raymond matthews brown bassist, cellist, bandleader, composer, manager, producer. The group was popular in the heyday of channel 9s bandstand, and had three hits which went to number one on the australian charts, including 20 miles, and midnight hour. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. I dont need beginner fingerings followed immideatly by long extended scales with no suggestions. Hal leonard is proud to publish completely legal and legitimate editions of the original volumes as well as exciting new volumes to carry on the tradition to new generations of players in.
Composed by hans bradtkelyrics by johnny mercermusic by heinz meier. Ray brown bass larry fuller piano karriem riggins drums ray brown trio jazzfestival bern 2002 live at internationales jazzfestival bern, switzerland, 2002. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The best of the ray brown trio 1977 2000 by ray brown now. From the beginning it gets into technique which is essential to building your chops. Mistreated but undefeated blues is the only brown tune, an upbeat number written a day before the recording session. All your love i miss loving baby please dont go big boss man blues before sunrise the blues is alright boom boom born under a bad sign cheaper to keep her come on in my kitchen crosscut saw damn right, ive got the blues dust my broom every day i have the. Bassics the best of the ray brown trio 19772000 amazon. Ray brown is featured in a twobass trio with fellow bassist pierre boussaquet and the upandcoming pianist jacky terasson.
After that he toured again with his own trio, with several young pianists. Read about the real blues from ray brown trio s summer wind live at the loa and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ray brown, byname of raymond matthews brown, born october, 1926, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, u. Raymond matthews brown october, 1926 july 2, 2002 was an american jazz double. Ray brown bass gene harris piano jeff hamilton drums james morrison trumpet,trombone,euphonium live in france, may 1992.
Brown played for a time with the quartet with monty alexander, milt jackson, and mickey roker. Im not trying to be ray brown, but i want his navigational philosophy. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A hiatus from recording produced bennys 2011 trio date, source jlp. Grammy awardwinning doublebassist ray brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section in addition to being a firstrate soloist. Ray brown was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and had piano lessons from the age of eight.
Raymond matthews brown october, 1926july 2, 2002 was an american jazz double bassist. Tasteful swinging jazz with the great bass man ray brown and other stellar musicians. Listen to the way thelonious plays a countermelody is his left hand during the last 4 bars of the tune. Recognized for decades as the worlds premier bassist, he performed with numerous recording greats including frank sinatra, billy eckstine, tony bennett, ella fitzgerald, sarah vaughan and peggy lee. Gene harris was one of the greatest bluesy jazz pianists ever if you love that, go for this cd. Ray brown trio summertime ray brown bass, gene harris piano, jeff hamilton drums live in france, may 1992. Upstairs blues ray brown trio this is ray brown original recording from february 27, 28, 1958. Ray brown trio things aint what they used to be 56. This is often one of the first 12 bar blues tunes that a jazz musician will learn. Its so simple to learn the melody by ear, and yet it swings so hard that pros still love to jam on it.
Ray brown, a legendary jazz bassist who played with giants dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, oscar peterson, and his onetime wife ella fitzgerald in a. Focusing on the latter part of his career, the doubledisc anthology bassics. Ray brown plays bluesier too, whenever he shares the stage with harris. Best of ray brown trio 19772000 collects a nice crosssection of the recordings bassist ray brown made with his various trio configurations for the concord and telarc labels.
Monks countermelody is worth learning and using as part of your. The real blues live by ray brown trio on amazon music. Ray browns new two bass hits 1992 feel the blues with all that jazz. Herb ellis is halfballads and half blues on i want to be happy and the specifically penned blues for junior. Sure, ray brown is the headliner here, but as on soular energy, its harris intensity that makes this recording one that i will play over and over again.
After ellis left the group, peterson decided to continue the trio with brown and drummer ed thigpen. Its a 12bar blues, and the melody is the same 2note phrase repeated 3 times per chorus. I have several ways to approach different positions. The ray brown trio summer wind live at the loa 1990, cd. In 2001, greens blues, a solo piano date and in 2003 jazz at the bistro telarc, a duo recording malone, followed by bluebird 2004 again pairing green with malone.
In the many years that ray brown made music, he played in every major night club and concert hall in the world. Unlike most bass players, when brown was at the helm the listener always had the sense of his being a true leader, not merely a timekeeper and occasional soloist. Sacdrof the ray brown trio soular energy 19842003 jazz, mainstream jazz. The red hot ray brown trio by ray brown trio pandora. Included is work the iconic musician made with such pianists as cedar walton, gene harris and monty alexander, as well benny green and geoff. At you can often buy used for a fraction of the new price. The best of the ray brown trio 1977 2000, an album by ray brown on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This is my second ray brown bass method wore the other one out. The best of the ray brown trio 19772000 by ray brown on. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ray brown trio at the discogs marketplace. Cry me a river, exactly like you, summertime live, take the a train, sweet georgia brown, monthly listeners. From 1951 to 1965, brown was a member of the oscar peterson trio.
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