Ray Brown Trio - Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000

Title: Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 Artist: Ray Brown Trio Release Date: 10/24/2006 Label: Concord Jazz Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 888072300774 Genre: Jazz Styles: Post-Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Elegant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Stylish, Cheerful, Earnest, Earthy, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Literate, Passionate, Searching, Self-Conscious, Sentimental, Warm, Witty Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Sister Sadie
2. Blue Bossa
3. Exactly Like You
4. Mistreated But Undefeated Blues [Alternate Take]
5. Have You Met Miss Jones?
6. That's All
7. Rio
8. Summertime
9. Buhaina Buhaina
10. The Real Blues
11. Bye Bye Blackbird
12. Gumbo Hupp

1. Phineas Can Be
2. Don't Get Sassy
3. Seven Steps to Heaven
4. Port of Rico
5. You're My Everything
6. Freddie Freeloader
7. It's Only a Paper Moon
8. Cherokee
9. Caravan
10. Goodbye
11. I Want to Be Happy
12. Lined with a Groove

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Concord Jazz 30077

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Focusing on the latter part of his career, the double-disc anthology Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 collects a nice cross-section of the recordings bassist Ray Brown made with his various trio configurations for the Concord and Telarc labels. Included is work the iconic musician made with such pianists as Cedar Walton, Gene Harris and Monty Alexander, as well Benny Green and Geoff Keezer. These are elegant, sophisticated mainstream jazz recordings that are the epitome of swinging modern jazz. While listeners looking for a more representative view of Brown's long career should probably check out his influential early recordings, Bassics offers a perfect overview of the still superb Brown in the autumn of his life. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abbey Anna Project Assistant Allen Farnham Original Recording Producer Bennett Rubin Original Recording Producer Benny Green Piano Carl Jefferson Original Recording Producer Cedar Walton Piano Chris Clough Project Assistant Dee Dee Bridgewater Vocals Elaine Martone Original Recording Producer Elvin Jones Drums Emily Remler Guitar Gene Harris Piano Geoff Keezer Piano Greg Allen Art Direction, Design Gregory Hutchinson Drums Herb Ellis Guitar Jacques Lowe Photography Jay Blakeberg Inlay Photography, Cover Photo, Photography Jeff Hamilton Drums John Koenig Original Recording Producer Jon Sievert Photography Karriem Riggins Drums Kirk Felton Remastering Lester Koenig Original Recording Producer Mickey Roker Drums Monty Alexander Piano Neil Tesser Liner Notes Nick Phillips Compilation Producer Paul Charbit Photography Ralph Moore Sax (Tenor) Ray Brown Original Recording Producer, Bass Red Holloway Sax (Tenor) Rikka Arnold Project Assistant Stanley Turrentine Sax (Tenor) Stuart Kremsky Project Assistant Tom Copi Photography Tony Salazar Photography Ulf Wakenius Guitar