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Person · Male
Ray Brown
jazz bassist
- From
- Pittsburgh, United States
- Active
- 1926–2002
- Releases
- 95
- jazz
- bebop
- cool jazz
- hard bop
- post-bop
About
Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Member of
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The Oscar Peterson Trio double bass
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The Ray Brown Trio double bass
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LA4 double bass
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The Ray Brown Big Band double bass
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Bud Powell Trio double bass
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The Oscar Peterson Quartet double bass
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Flip Phillips and His Orchestra double bass
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Flip Phillips Sextet double bass
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The Flip Phillips Quintet double bass
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Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen double bass
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The Poll Winners double bass
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The Gene Harris / Scott Hamilton Quintet double bass
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Tempo Jazz Men double bass
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Dizzy Gillespie Jam bass
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The Count Basie Trio double bass
Discography
Albums
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Bass Hit! Apple Music
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Barney Kessel Vol. 5
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Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
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With The All-Star Big Band
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4 to Go
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Ray Brown / Milt Jackson
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Bach Ground Blues & Green
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Soft Shoe
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Happy Time
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This One's for Blanton!
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Brown's Bag Apple Music
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The Big 3
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The Three
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"The Giants"
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Quintessence
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Quadrant
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A Sign of the Times
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Jazz Maturity... Where It's Coming From
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Intensive Care
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As Good as It Gets
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Paul Smith With Ray Brown And Louis Bellson
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All Too Soon: The Ellington Album
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The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big Four
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Shades of Dring
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Summerwind
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This Is Ray Brown Apple Music
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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 21
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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 53
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Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company
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A Ray Brown 3
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One O'Clock Jump 1953
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It Don't Mean a Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot to It
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Child's Play
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Triple Treat, Volume 3
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After Hours
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Moonlight Serenade
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Uptown
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A Celebration of Duke
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Memories of Duke
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I'm Walking
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Something for Lester Apple Music
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Super Bass
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Triple Treat
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Trio
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Two the Max
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Jazz Meets the Symphony
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More Jazz Meets the Symphony
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Ray Brown's New Two Bass Hits
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What I Wanted to Say
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Tasty!
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Some of My Best Friends Are...... the Piano Players Apple Music
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Remember the Time
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Bass Face
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Basses Loaded
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Moonlight Serenade
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Summerwind II
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Some of My Best Friends Are... the Trumpet Players
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Two Bass Hits
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Jazz/Concord
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Ray Brown, Monty Alexander & Russell Malone
Live
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Arrival
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SuperBass 2
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SuperBass Apple Music
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Christian McBride
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Jazz At The Philarmonic-Frankfurt 1952
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Ljubljana, 1964
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Ljubljana, 1964
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Jam Session 1955
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The 20th Concord Festival All Stars
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Milt Jackson, Ray Brown Jam Montreux '77
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Triple Treat, Volume 2
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The Oscar Peterson Trio Set
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On Stage
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Live At Concord '77
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That's the Way It Is
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Live in Japan
Compilations
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Ray Brown: The Early Albums Complete
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Sultans Of Swing
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Seven Classic Albums
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The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959
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The Best of Ray Brown Apple Music
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The Duo (The Historic Early Duo Sessions)
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The Best of the Concord Years
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Triple Scoop
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The Duo Sessions: As Good As it Gets / Tasty!
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Ultimate Ray Brown Apple Music
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The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
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Much in Common
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1959
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The Lexus Collection
Links
Married
Also known as
Raymond Matthews Brown · レイ・ブラウン
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d8a1a9e8-295d-4999-9c70-0a4c8bdb36e8
- ISNI
- 0000000109378171
- IPI
- 00004355419
- IPI
- 00004355713
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.