Dean Brown (guitarist)
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Dean Brown (born 1955 in France) is a jazz fusion guitarist. He has a long career as session musician. Guitarist, Composer Dean Brown has been one of the most sought-after "A-list" guitar players for both recording and tours and an integral part of the global electric jazz and fusion scene for the last 25 years.
With a credit list of over 100 major artist recordings (Including four Grammy® Award winners) and tours worldwide with Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, The Brecker Brothers, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Bill Evans, Victor Bailey, Vital Information, Kirk Whalum, Bob James, Roberta Flack and his own groups among others, Brown is best known for his soulful and dynamic live performances.
His performances include Live DVD's with Billy Cobham, Marcus Miller, Gil Evans, David Sanborn and Friends, Louie Belson, Bob James and two DCI instructional DVD's with Steve Smith's Vital Information.
He has appeared with David Sanborn on NBC's "The Tonight Show", in ABC's "After New Years Eve Special" featuring David Sanborn, Eric Clapton, D'Angelo, Marcus Miller, Gang Starr and Cassandra Wilson with an all-star band, Roberta Flack on A&E's "The 4th of July with the Boston Pops Ochestra" as well as in a one hour special with George Duke on the BET Jazz network and many other television appearances at home and abroad.
Brown has released two solo CD's titled "Here" and "Groove Warrior" on the ESC Label.
[edit] Discography
2007-Steve Adelson-"Adventures In Stickology"
2006-Poogie Bell-"Get On The Kit"
2006 -Dennis Chambers-"Planet Earth" (Camel Hump written by Dean Brown)
2006-Marcus Miller-"Master Of All Trades"-DVD
2006- Mauri Sanchez-"Good Vibes"
2006-Alex Fox-"Influences"
2006-Various Artists-"Funk Academy"
2006-Jason Miles -"What's Going On-The Music Of Marvin Gaye"
2006-Bradley Leighton with Jason Miles-"Bradley Leighton with Jason Miles"
2005-Marcus Miller-"Silver Rain"
2005- Various Artists-"As One-Tsunami Relief"-(Gemini written by Dean Brown)
2005-Jason Miles-"Miles to Miles-In The Spirit of Miles Davis"
2004-Dean Brown-"Groove Warrior"
2004-Various Artists-"Undercover [Hip Bop]"
2004-Maximum Grooves-"Coast to Coast" (You Da Mann, Attitude, Karma Kanic co-written by Dean Brown)
2003-Cassandra Reed- "Cassandra Reed"
2003-Eric Marienthal- "Sweet Talk"
2003-Freddie Cole- "In The Name Of Love"
2003-Marcus Miller- "Ozell Tapes"
2003-Roberta Flack -"Holiday"
2003-Louie Bellison- "Louie Bellison and His Big Band" DVD
2003-Bernard Maseli-"The Globetrotters: Fairytales of the Trees"
2003-Various Artists-"Living Theater, Vol. 3"
2002- Gato Barbieri-"Shadow Of The Cat"
2002-Dennis Chambers- "Outbreak" (Plan-B co-written by Dean Brown)
2002-Joe Zawinul "Faces and Places"
2002-Gil Evans- "Gil Evans and His Orchestra"- DVD
2002-Walkaway- "Double Walk"
2002-Les McCann- "Pump It Up" (Buckshot & LeFonque, Funk It co-written by Dean Brown)
2002-Kirk Whalum-"Best of Kirk Whalum"
2001-Dean Brown-"Here"
2001-Victor Bailey- "That's Right"
2001-Jason Miles/Various Artists- "To Grover With Love"
2001-Bob James-"Restoration: The Best of Bob James"
2001-Various Artists-"Telarc Sampler"
2001-John Favicchia- "Dharma" (The Gauntlet written by Dean Brown)
2001-Randy Brecker- "Hangin' In The City"
2001-David Mann- "Touch"
2001-David Sanborn- "David Sanborn and Friends" - DVD
2001-Bill Evans- "Soul Insider"
2000-Bikithi Kumalo- "In Front Of My Eyes"
2000-Jason Miles/Various Artists- "Celebrating The Music Of Weather Report"
2000-Joe Piket- "Nine Times Framed"
2000-Jason Miles/Various Artists -"A Love Affair - The Music of Ivan Lins" (Grammy®-Best Male Pop Vocal Performance-Sting for “She Walks This Earth” (Soberana Rosa)
1999-Ricky Peterson- "Souvenir" (Ignorance is Bliss co-written by Dean Brown)
1999-Bill Evans- "Touch"
1999-Nelson Rangell- "Always"
1999-David Sanborn- "Inside" (Grammy® -Best Contemporary Jazz Performance)
1999-Billy Cobham- "By Design"
1999-Master Vel- "The Price Of Freedom"
1999-Marcus Miller- "Live And More"
1999-Brecker Brothers-"Priceless Jazz"
1998-Walkaway- "Night Life" (Headless Horseman, Beatin' Silver, written by Dean Brown)
1998-Various Artists-"Hot Jazz Biscuits"
1997-Roberta Flack -"The Christmas Album"
1997-Weldon Irvine- "Spoken Melodies"
1997-Various Artists- "NBA at 50: A Musical Celebration"
1997-Till Bronner- "Midnight"
1997-Eddie Harris- "The Last Concert"
1997-John Favicchia- "World Time"
1997-Various Artists-"Hot Jazz Biscuits
1996-David Sanborn- "Songs From The Night Before"
1996-Lenny White- "Renderers of Spirit"
1996-Tom Coster- "From the Street"
1996-Bernard Purdie's- "Soul to Jazz"
1996-Various Artists-"JVC XRCD Sampler"
1996-Jason Miles- "Mr. X"
1995-Various Artists- "People"
1995-Lenny White- "Present Tense"
1995-Various Artists- "Blue Suede Sneakers"
1994-The Brecker Brothers- "Out Of The Loop" (Grammy® -Best Intrumental Composition "African Skies" and Grammy® -Best Contemporary Jazz Performance-"Out Of The Loop")
1994-David Sanborn- "Hearsay"
1994-Bob James- "Restless"
1994-Marcus Miller- "Tales"
1994-Jason Miles- "World Tour"
1993-Marcus Miller- "The Sun Don't Lie"
1993-Kirk Whalum- "Cache"
1993-Gary Rosen- "Tot Rock"
1993-Color Me Badd- "Time And Chance"
1993-The Mann Brothers- "Mann to Mann"
1992-The Brecker Brothers- "Return of the Brecker Brothers"
1992-Takeshi T.K. Ito- "Visions"
1992-Steps Ahead "Yin-Yang"
1991-Various Artists-"Beyond the Groove: Contemporary Jazz on The Move"
1990-Bob James- "Grand Piano Canyon"
1990-Various Artists-"GRP Digital Sampler, Vol. 2"
1989-Kirk Whalum- "The Promise"
1988-Kirk Whalum- "And You Know That"
1988-Rob Prester- "Trillium"
1988-Roland Vasquez- "The Tides Of Time"
1988-Al Corley- "The Big Picture"
1988-Bob James- "Ivory Coast"
1987-Steve Smith-"Global Beat" (One Flight Up co-written by Dean Brown)
1987-Lee Venters- "388 Marlborough Street" (Noah's Ark written by Dean Brown)
1987-Steve Smith- "Part I and II" DVD/Video
1986-Billy Cobham- "Power Play"
1985-Billy Cobham- "Warning"
1984-Steve Smith- "Orion" (The Strut written by Dean Brown)
1983-Steve Smith- "Vital Information"
1982-Billy Cobham- "Smokin - Live at Montreux" (Some Other Kind written by Dean Brown)
1982-Tiger Okoshi- "Mudd Cake"
1982-Billy Cobham "Observations+" (M.S.R. written by Dean Brown)
[edit] Albums
| title | year | rabel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Here" | 2000 | ESC | |
| "Groove Warrior" | 2004 | ESC |
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