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Ray Brown

Ray Brown is credited on 9,850 releases across 1,790 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

Photo of Ray Brown

9,850

Pressings credited

1,790

Albums

8

Decades active

716

In collections

Biography

Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into the Modern Jazz Quartet.

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Credited work

9,850 releases · 1,790 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 12,875
  • Production · 363
  • Other credits · 319
  • Engineering · 57

Studios: Contemporary's Studio · The Village Recorder · Carnegie Hall · London House, Chicago

Discography

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