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Raymond Matthews Brown Jr. (born August 13, 1949) [citation needed] is an American jazz and blues singer. Life and career. The adopted son of Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald, he was born in New York City, to Fitzgerald's half-sister Frances. Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and many others were regular visitors during his ...
How do you forge your own musical destiny when your mother was Ella Fitzgerald, dubbed the “first lady of song,” and your father was Ray Brown, one of jazz’s pre-eminent bassists for over half a century? If you’re Ray Brown Jr. you take the legacy God gave you and run with it.
En 1948, il fonde son propre trio et épouse Ella Fitzgerald ( 1947) avec qui il adopte un enfant, Ray Brown Jr né le jour de son vingt-troisième anniversaire (fils de la demi-sœur d'Ella Fitzgerald) , le 13 octobre 1949. Il rencontre Norman Granz et fait partie des tournées Jazz at the Philharmonic. Il divorce d' Ella Fitzgerald en 1953.
Live from concert in Odessa, Ukraine. Ray Brown Jr. - vocAlexey Petukhov - pianoOleksandr Kuzmych - bassLeonid Petkun - drums."UNION" Cultural Center, Odess...
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7 sept. 2009 · Born in New York City and raised in a family of musical royalty (the son of singer Ella Fitzgerald and legendary jazz bass player Ray Brown), Ray Brown, Jr. learned early to appreciate the beauty and artistry of music. Although the primary emphasis was jazz, Ray's heart was in rock and roll and rhythm and blues.
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 .
31 déc. 2023 · Together they adopted a child born to Fitzgerald's half-sister Francis, whom they christened Ray Brown, Jr. Fitzgerald and Brown divorced in 1952. It was at a Jazz at the Philharmonic concert in 1949 that Brown first worked with the jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, in whose trio Brown would play from 1951 to 1966.
