Ray Brown discography
Discography for jazz double-bassist and cellist Ray Brown.
Discography
As leader
- New Sounds in Modern Music (1946), Savoy Records
- Bass Hit! (1956), Verve Records
- The Poll Winners (1957) with Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Contemporary
- This Is Ray Brown (1958), Polygram
- Jazz Cello (1960), Verve Records
- Ray Brown with the All-Star Big Band - Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley (1962), Verve Records
- Much in Common with Milt Jackson (1962), Polygram
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965), Verve Records
- This One's for Blanton (Duke Ellington, Ray Brown) (1972), Original Jazz
- Hot Tracks (Herb Ellis and the Ray Brown Sextet) (1975), Concord Jazz
- Brown's Bag (1975), Concord Jazz
- Overseas Special (1975), Concord Jazz
- The Big 3 (1975), Pablo Records
- As Good as It Gets (1977), Concord Jazz
- Something for Lester (1977), (Japanese)
- Quadrant (1977) with Milt Jackson, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass, Original Jazz Classics
- Rockin' In Rhythm (1977) with Hank Jones, Jimmie Smith, Concord Jazz
- Tasty[1] (1978) with Jimmy Rowles, Concord Jazz
- Tasty! (1979), Concord Jazz
- Live at the Concord Jazz Festival (1979), Concord Jazz
- Echoes from West (1981), Atlas Records
- Ray Brown, vol 3 (1982), Japanese
- Milt Jackson - Ray Brown Jam (1982), Pablo Records
- Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company (1983), Original Jazz Classics
- Soular Energy (1984), Groove Note/Concord Jazz
- One O'Clock Jump (1984), Verve Records
- Bye Bye Blackbird (1985), Paddle Wheel
- Don't Forget the Blues (1985), Concord Jazz
- The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio[2] (1985), Concord Jazz
- Breakin' Out (1987) with George Shearing, Marvin Smith, Concord Jazz
- Two Bass Hits (1988), Capri
- Bam Bam Bam[2] (1988), Concord Jazz
- Georgia on My Mind (1989), LOB
- Listen Here! (1989) with Gene Harris Quartet, Concord Jazz
- After Hours (1989)
- Uptown (1990)
- Moore Makes 4 (1990), Concord Jazz
- Summer Wind: Live at the Loa (1990), Concord Jazz
- 3 Dimensional: The Ray Brown Trio (1991), Concord Jazz
- Old Friends (1992)
- Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album (1992)
- Bassface (1993), Telarc
- Black Orpheus (1994), Evidence
- Don't Get Sassy (1994), Telarc
- Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (1994), Telarc
- Seven Steps to Heaven (1995), Telarc
- Introducing Kristin Korb with the Ray Brown Trio (1996), Telarc
- Some of My Best Friends Are...The Sax Players (1996), Telarc
- Live at Scullers (1996), Telarc
- SuperBass (1997), Telarc
- Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers (1998), Telarc
- Triple Play (1998), Telarc
- Summertime (Ray Brown Trio, Ulf Wakenius) (1998), Telarc
- Moonlight in Vermont (1998), Prevue
- Christmas Songs with The Ray Brown Trio (1999), Telarc
- Some of My Best Friends Are... The Trumpet Players (2000), Telarc
- Blues for Jazzo (2000), Prevue
- The Duo Sessions (2000) with Jimmy Rowles, Concord Jazz
- Live at Starbucks (2001), Telarc
- SuperBass 2 (2001), Telarc
- In the Pocket (Herb Ellis/Ray Brown Sextet) (2002), Concord Jazz
- Some of My Best Friends Are ... Guitarists (2002), Telarc
- Triple Scoop (2002), Concord Jazz
- Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, & Russell Malone (2002), Telarc
- Straight Ahead (2003) with Monty Alexander, Herb Ellis, Concord Jazz
- Walk On (2003), Telarc
- As Good as It Gets[1] (2000), Concord Jazz
- Live from New York to Tokyo (2003), Concord Jazz
- Bassics: The Best of the Ray Brown Trio 1997-2000 (2006), Concord Jazz
As sideman
- with various artists
- Lady Day (1952) with Billie Holiday
- Cosmopolite (1952) with Benny Carter, Oscar Peterson
- Krupa and Rich (1956, with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, Verve)
- Way Out West (1957) with Sonny Rollins and Shelly Manne
- Together Again!!!! - with Howard McGhee and Teddy Edwards (Contemporary, 1961)
- Something Personal (1966) with Jack Wilson, Blue Note
- Sound Pieces with Oliver Nelson (Impulse!, 1966)
- Walking in Space (1969, with Quincy Jones, A&M)
- Soul on Top (1970) with Louie Bellson Orchestra
- Duke's Big 4 (1973) with Duke Ellington, Pablo
- Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) with Steely Dan, ABC
- On the Road with Art Farmer, Contemporary
- Soaring (1977) with Barney Kessel, Jake Hanna
- King of America (1986) with Elvis Costello, Columbia
- Live at the Apollo (1991) with BB King
- Generations of Jazz (1993) with Till Brönner
- Jazz Showcase (1994), Telarc
- Santa's Bag: An All-Star Jazz Christmas (1994), Telarc
- Frank Morgan: Love, Lost & Found (1995), Telarc
- Jazz: Live from New York (2001), Telarc
- with Ben Webster
- King of Tenors (1953)
- Bounce Blues (1953)
- Music For Loving: Ben Webster with Strings (1954)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (Verve, 1957)
- Ben Webster and Associates (Verve, 1959)
- with Milt Jackson
- That's the Way It Is (Impulse!, 1969)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (Impulse!, 1969)
- Memphis Jackson (Impulse!, 1969)
- with Ella Fitzgerald
- Ella and Louis (1956, Verve)
- Ella and Louis Again (1957, Verve)
- These Are the Blues (1963, Verve)
- with Blossom Dearie
- Blossom Dearie (1957, Verve)
- Give Him the Ooh-La-La (1957, Verve)
- Once Upon a Summertime (1958, Verve)
- Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (1959, Verve)
- My Gentleman Friend (1959, Verve)
With Teddy Edwards
- Feelin's (Muse, 1974)
With Don Ellis
- Haiku (MPS, 1974)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1937-1949, [1995])
- Diz and Getz (Norgran, 1953) - with Stan Getz
- Roy and Diz (Clef, 1954) - with Roy Eldridge
- For Musicians Only (1956, Verve)
- Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (Pablo, 1974)
- Dizzy Gillespie Jam (Pablo, 1977)
- with Oscar Peterson
- Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952, with Lester Young, Clef)
- The Astaire Story (1952, with Fred Astaire, Clef)
- Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington (1952, Clef)
- Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954, with Buddy DeFranco, Clef)
- Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen (1954, Clef)
- Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (1955, Clef)
- Toni (1956, with Toni Harper, Verve)
- Ellis in Wonderland (1956, with Herb Ellis, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (1956, Live, Verve)
- Anita Sings the Most (1956, with Anita O'Day, Verve)
- Soft Sands (1957, Verve)
- The Oscar Peterson Trio with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones at Newport (1957, with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones, Verve)
- Jazz Giants '58 (1957, Verve)
- Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957, with Stan Getz, Verve)
- Only the Blues (1957, with Sonny Stitt, Verve)
- Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957, with Louis Armstrong, Verve)
- Soulville (1957, with Ben Webster, Verve)
- The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957, with Coleman Hawkins, Verve)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957, Verve)
- Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw (1958, Live, Verve)
- Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (1958, Verve)
- On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1958, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays "My Fair Lady" (1958, Verve)
- Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1959, Verve)
- A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959, Verve)
- The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Songbook (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Songbook (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook (1959, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess (1959, Verve)
- Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1959, Verve)
- Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959, with Ben Webster, Verve)
- Fiorello! (1960, Verve)
- The Trio (1961, Live, Verve)
- The Sound of the Trio (1961, Live, Verve)
- West Side Story (1962, Verve)
- Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! (1962, Verve)
- Affinity (1962, Verve)
- Something Warm (1962, Verve)
- Put On a Happy Face (1962, Verve)
- Very Tall (1962, with Milt Jackson, Verve)
- Night Train (1962, Verve)
- Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1963, Verve)
- The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays (1964, Verve)
- Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964, Verve)
- Canadiana Suite (1964, Limelight)
- We Get Requests (1964, Verve)
- Eloquence (1965, Limelight)
- With Respect to Nat (1965, Limelight)
- Blues Etude (1965, Limelight)
- Exclusively for My Friends: The Lost Tapes (Recorded 1967-1968, MPS)
- Action (1964, MPS)
- Girl Talk (1965, 1967–1968, MPS)
- Reunion Blues (1971, with Milt Jackson, MPS)
- The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972, Pablo)
- The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972, Pablo)
- Satch and Josh (1974, with Count Basie, Pablo)
- The Giants (1974, with Joe Pass, Pablo)
- The Giants (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Joe Pass) (1974), Original Jazz Classics
- Ella and Oscar (1975, with Ella Fitzgerald, Pablo)
- Happy Time (1975, with Roy Eldridge, Pablo)
- Oscar Peterson and the Bassists – Montreux '77 (1977, Live, Pablo)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977, Live, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Pablo)
- How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978, Sarah Vaughan, Pablo)
- The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Pablo)
- The Alternate Blues (1980, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Pablo)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981, with Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Grady Tate, Pablo)
- Live at the Blue Note (1990, Live, Telarc)
- Saturday Night at the Blue Note (1990, Live, Telarc)
- Last Call at the Blue Note (1990, Live, Telarc)
- Encore at the Blue Note (1990, Live, Telarc)
- Side by Side (1994, with Itzhak Perlman, Telarc)
- The More I See You (1995, with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown, Telarc)
- A Tribute to Oscar Peterson - Live at the Town Hall (1997, Live, with various artists, Telarc)
- Oscar and Benny (1998, with Benny Green, Telarc)
- with Lalo Schifrin
- Music from Mission: Impossible (Dot, 1967)
- There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968)
- More Mission: Impossible (Paramount, 1968)
- Bullitt (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1968)
- Kelly's Heroes (soundtrack) (MGM, 1970)
- Jazz Meets the Symphony (Atlantic, 1992)
- More Jazz Meets the Symphony (Atlantic, 1993)
- Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3 (Four Winds, 1995)
- Metamorphosis: Jazz Meets the Symphony #4 (Aleph, 1998)
- with The L.A. Four
- The L.A. Four Scores! (1975, Concord Jazz)
- The L.A.4 (1976, Concord Jazz; also issued as Concierto de Aranjuez)
- Pavane pour une infante défunte (1976, Nautilus)
- Just Friends (1978, Concord Jazz)
- Watch What Happens (1978, Concord Jazz)
- Going Home (1978, East Winds (Japanese))
- Live at Montreux, 1978 (1978, Concord Jazz)
- Zaca (1980, Concord Jazz)
- Montage (1981, Concord Jazz)
- Executive Suite (1982, Concord Jazz)