Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13 1926-July 2 2002) was an American jazz double bassist. Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and had piano lessons from the age of eight. After noticing how many pianists attended his high school, he thought of taking up the trombone, but was unable to afford one. With a vacancy in the high school jazz orchestra, he took up the double bass. Wikipedia
Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh and moved to New York around 1945 and immediately became part of the musical establishment. hardbop.tripod.com/raybrown.html
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