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African American Registry: Ray Brown
Biography with some details of early work with bop leaders Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie.
Bass Hit
Title of out-of-print album recorded for Verve, with link for iTunes digital download.
IAJE/NEA Jazz Masters: Ray Brown
Biography from page honoring the musician as a 1995 winner of the National Education Association Jazz Masters award from the International Association of Jazz Educators.
International Institute of Bassists: Ray Brown
Detailed biography, discography, performance notes, and a trascription of his bass line and solo from "Kelly's Blues."
NPR's Jazz Profiles: Ray Brown
Online companion to the public radio feature offers detailed biography with audio by and in tribute to the artist.
Ray Brown Bass Quiz
A brief question-and-answer session conducted by Les Tomkins and Arthur Johnson in 1963 prompts the artist's detailed description of his instrument, strings, technique and practice habits.
Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone
Title of CD recorded for Telarc Records just before the leader's death in 2002. Description of songs with audio samples, audio interview, and capsule reviews.
Telarc International: Ray Brown
Artist page from label, with biography and links to about three dozen recordings released between 1989 and 2003.