Ray Brown discography

Discography for jazz double-bassist and cellist Ray Brown.

Discography

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As leader/co-leader

  • New Sounds in Modern Music (Savoy, 1946)
  • Bass Hit! (Verve, 1957) – rec. 1956
  • This Is Ray Brown (Polygram, 1958)
  • Jazz Cello (Verve, 1960)
  • Ray Brown with the All-Star Big Band (Verve, 1962)
  • Much in Common with Milt Jackson (Polygram, 1962)
  • Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (Verve, 1965)
  • This One's for Blanton! with Duke Ellington (Pablo, 1973) – rec. 1972
  • Brown's Bag (Concord Jazz, 1975)
  • Overseas Special (Concord Jazz, 1975)
  • The Big 3 with Milt Jackson and Joe Pass (Pablo, 1975)
  • Herb Ellis and the Ray Brown Sextet, Hot Tracks (Concord Jazz, 1976)
  • Jones-Brown-Smith with Hank Jones and Jimmie Smith (Concord Jazz, 1976)
  • As Good as It Gets (Concord Jazz, 1977)
  • Quadrant with Milt Jackson, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass (Original Jazz Classics, 1977)
  • Rockin' in Rhythm with Hank Jones, Jimmie Smith (Concord Jazz, 1977)
  • Tasty with Jimmy Rowles, (Concord Jazz, 1978)
  • Something for Lester (Contemporary, 1978) – rec. 1977
  • Tasty! (Concord Jazz, 1979)
  • Live at the Concord Jazz Festival (Concord Jazz, 1979) – live
  • All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album with Milt Jackson, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass (Pablo, 1980)
  • Echoes from West (Atlas, 1981)
  • The Ray Brown 3 (Concord Jazz, 1982)
  • Milt Jackson - Ray Brown Jam (Pablo, 1982)
  • Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company (Original Jazz Classics, 1983)
  • Soular Energy (Concord Jazz, 1984)
  • One O'Clock Jump (Verve, 1984)
  • Bye Bye Blackbird (Paddle Wheel, 1985)
  • Don't Forget the Blues (Concord Jazz, 1985)
  • The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (Concord Jazz, 1987) – rec. 1985
  • Breakin' Out with George Shearing, Marvin Smith (Concord Jazz, 1987)
  • Two Bass Hits (Capri, 1988)
  • Bam Bam Bam (Concord Jazz, 1988)
  • Georgia on My Mind (LOB, 1989)
  • Listen Here! with Gene Harris Quartet (Concord Jazz, 1989)
  • After Hours (Telarc, 1989)
  • Uptown (Telarc, 1990)
  • Moore Makes 4 (Concord Jazz, 1990)
  • Summer Wind: Live at the Loa (Concord Jazz, 1990) – live
  • 3 Dimensional: The Ray Brown Trio (Concord Jazz, 1991)
  • Old Friends (Telarc, 1992)
  • Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album (Polygram, 1992)
  • Bassface (Telarc, 1993)
  • Black Orpheus (Evidence, 1994)
  • Don't Get Sassy (Telarc, 1994)
  • Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Telarc, 1994)
  • Seven Steps to Heaven (Telarc, 1995)
  • Introducing Kristin Korb with the Ray Brown Trio (Telarc, 1996)
  • Some of My Best Friends Are...The Sax Players (Telarc, 1996)
  • Live at Scullers (Telarc, 1996) – live
  • SuperBass (Telarc, 1997)
  • Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers (Telarc, 1998)
  • Triple Play (Telarc, 1998)
  • Summertime (Ray Brown Trio, Ulf Wakenius) (Telarc, 1998)
  • Moonlight in Vermont (Prevue, 1998)
  • Christmas Songs with The Ray Brown Trio (Telarc, 1999)
  • Some of My Best Friends Are... The Trumpet Players (Telarc, 2000)
  • Blues for Jazzo (Prevue, 2000)
  • The Duo Sessions with Jimmy Rowles (Concord Jazz, 2000)
  • Live at Starbucks (Telarc, 2001) – live
  • SuperBass 2 (Telarc, 2001)
  • Herb Ellis/Ray Brown Sextet, In the Pocket (Concord Jazz, 2002)
  • Some of My Best Friends Are ... Guitarists (Telarc, 2002)
  • Triple Scoop (Concord Jazz, 2002)
  • Ray Brown Monty Alexander Russell Malone (Telarc, 2002)[2CD]
  • Straight Ahead with Monty Alexander, Herb Ellis (Concord Jazz, 2003)
  • Walk On (Telarc, 2003)
  • As Good as It Gets (Concord Jazz, 2000)
  • Live from New York to Tokyo (Concord Jazz, 2003) – live

Compilation

  • Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (Concord Jazz, 2006) – remastered

As sideman

With Benny Carter

With Blossom Dearie

With Roy Eldridge

With Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

With José Feliciano

  • Feliciano! (RCA Victor, 1968)
  • Souled (RCA Victor, 1968)
  • 10 to 23 (RCA Victor, 1969)

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Coleman Hawkins

With Milt Jackson

With Hank Jones

  • Urbanity (Clef, 1956) – rec. 1947–1953
  • Just for Fun (Galaxy, 1977)

With Quincy Jones

With Barney Kessel

  • The Poll Winners with Shelly Manne (Contemporary, 1957)
  • The Poll Winners Ride Again! (Contemporary, 1958)
  • Poll Winners Three! (Contemporary, 1959)
  • Exploring the Scene! (Contemporary, 1960)
  • Straight Ahead (Contemporary, 1975)
  • Soaring (Concord Jazz, 1977)

With Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich

With The L.A. Four

  • The L.A. Four Scores! (Concord Jazz, 1975)
  • The L.A.4 (Concord Jazz, 1976) – also issued as Concierto de Aranjuez
  • Pavane pour une infante défunte (Nautilus, 1976)
  • Just Friends (Concord Jazz, 1978)
  • Watch What Happens (Concord Jazz, 1978)
  • Going Home (East Wind, 1978)
  • Live at Montreux, 1978 (Concord Jazz, 1978)
  • Zaca (Concord Jazz, 1980)
  • Montage (Concord Jazz, 1981)
  • Executive Suite (Concord Jazz, 1982)

With Howard McGhee

With James Morrison

  • Snappy Doo (East West, 1991)
  • Two the Max (East West, 1992)

With Maria Muldaur

  • Maria Muldaur (Reprise, 1973)
  • Waitress in a Donut Shop (Reprise, 1974)

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

  • Please Send Me Someone to Love (Contemporary, 1969)
  • Harlem Blues (Contemporary, 1975) – rec. 1969
  • Look Out – Phineas Is Back! (Pablo, 1978) – rec. 1976
  • Back Home (Contemporary, 1985) – rec. 1976

With Oscar Peterson

With André Previn

With Linda Ronstadt

  • What's New (Asylum, 1983)
  • For Sentimental Reasons (Asylum, 1986)

With Lalo Schifrin

With Bud Shank

With The Manhattan Transfer

  • Vocalese (Atlantic, 1985)
  • Swing (Atlantic, 1997)

With Sarah Vaughan

With Ben Webster

With Joe Williams

  • With Love (Temponic, 1972)
  • Nothin' but the Blues (Delos, 1983)

With others

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