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Ray Brown: Walk On

Read "Walk On" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 4, 2004

Ray Brown (1926-2002) played the bass the same way he lived: with style, a peerless vivacity and a boundless generosity of spirit. 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. The final testament to his ...

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Walk On

By Ray Brown

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Disc 1: America The Beautiful; Sunday; Stella By Starlight; Lined With A Groove; Honeysuckle Rose; Fried Pies; You Are My Sunshine; That

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The Easy Way

By Jimmy Giuffre

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2003
Track listing: The Easy Way; Mack The Knife; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Careful; Ray's Time; A Dream; Off Center; Montage; Time Enough.

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Some Of My Best Friends Are...Singers

By Ray Brown

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: I Thought About You; Poor Butterfly; More Than You Know; Little Boy; But Beautiful; At Long Last Love; Skylark; Cherokee; There Is No Greater Love; Imagination; Party's Over; Perfect Blues.

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Jazz Cello

By Ray Brown

Label: Abracadabra Music
Released: 2003

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Ray Brown: The Telarc Years

by Franz A. Matzner
October 28, 2003

Born October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, preeminent jazz bassist Ray Brown passed away on July 2, 2002. His career as one of jazz’s foremost players spanned 58 years and has left a recording legacy of literally thousands of albums. His career began early, as a bebopper with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, and continued from ...

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Ray Brown: Walk On

Read "Walk On" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
October 6, 2003

Ray Brown’s music needs no introduction. Just as the liner notes to Walk On state, no one played bass like Ray Brown. Even if you don’t know it, you’re probably already aware of his work, for Brown stands as one of the most recorded jazz musicians of our times. His career spanned five ...

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Ray Brown Trio: Walk On

by Ollie Bivens
August 25, 2003

Recorded in January 2000, Walk On was the latest release by bassist Ray Brown before his passing in July 2002. Maynard Ferguson once remarked that he was attracted to jazz because jazz musicians always seemed to enjoy what they were playing. The sense of joy is present throughout Walk On. “America the Beautiful” begins with Brown ...

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Ray Brown: Walk On

Read "Walk On" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 25, 2003

The previous "last" Ray Brown recording was the well-received Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone . Now that finality appears a bit premature, as the last trio date for the late great bassist was actually Walk On. Like the former release, this is a two-disc set, the second of which is made up of previously unreleased ...

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Ray Brown (and friends): Some Of My Best Friends Are...Singers

Read "Some Of My Best Friends Are...Singers" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
January 17, 2003

It has been said that you can get by with a little help from your friends. Now, we will all have to get by without one of our best. Ray Brown was one of the most admired and most beloved bass men of his age. On this new compilation, some of his most talented ...