Ray Brown

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Ray Brown was an acclaimed American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Oscar Peterson Trio and collaborations with many leading jazz artists.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf double bassist
human
jazz musician
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Modern Jazz Quartet
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Group
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
causeOfDeath stroke
collaboratedWith Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Gene Harris
Lionel Hampton
surface form: Milt Jackson

Oscar Peterson
Roy Eldridge
Stan Getz
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-10-13
dateOfDeath 2002-07-02
ethnicity African American
familyName Brown
fullName Raymond Matthews Brown
genre bebop
jazz
givenName Raymond
influenced Christian McBride
John Clayton
Ron Carter
instrument double bass
marriageEnd 1953
marriageStart 1947
memberOf Oscar Peterson Trio
notableAlbum Night Train
Soular Energy
We Get Requests
notableEnsemble Ray Brown Trio
notableRole pioneer of modern jazz double bass
notableWork member of the Oscar Peterson Trio (1951–1966)
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Concord Records
Verve Records
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED

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