Performance · Other credits
Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown is credited on 2,418 releases across 619 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,418
Credits
619
Albums
8
Decades active
173
In collections
Biography
Showing the Discogs bio
American jazz trombonist.
Do not confuse this Brown with songwriter Lew Brown.
For the pianist and arranger associated with Paul Robeson use Lawrence Brown.
He played with Duke Ellington throughout most of his career as a balladeer, technical soloist, and section leader.
Born August 3, 1907 in Kansas.
Died in Los Angeles, California on September 5, 1988.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,418 releases · 619 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 3,603
- Other credits · 332
- Production · 2
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · RCA Studio A · The Southland Cafe
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Money Jungle
1962

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
1963

Masterpieces By Ellington
1951

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973

First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
1962

Ellington Uptown
1953

Jingle Bell Jazz
1962

The Drum Battle - Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP
1960

Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
1967

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985

Unknown Session
1979

This Is The Big Band Era
1971

Francis A. & Edward K.
1968

The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz
1956

Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite
1949

At Fargo 1940 Live
1978

Ella At Duke's Place
1966

Ellington '66
1965

Side By Side
1960

In A Mellotone
1956

When The Rainbow Disappears: An Anthology 1965-68
2015

The Versatile Giant
1978

The Intimate Ellington
1977

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1940-1941
1971
Frequent collaborators
- Duke Ellington
- Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
- Various
- Johnny Hodges
- Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
- Louis Armstrong
- Lionel Hampton
Around the web
See who really made the music.
Gatefold maps every producer, engineer, and player across your shelf — the credits no one else surfaces.
Start your shelf →Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.
