What a horrible week. The world has now lost it's 2 best bass players. We are shocked and saddened. Speechless. RIP. thks, dennis
The door is closing on a wonderful era of music - thankfully their recordings remain. Ray Brown was a wonderful artist. RIP
Yes, a horrible week indeed. Ray Brown was one of the best, maybe the best; bass player in jazz. May you rest in peace, Ray.
Ray Brown :'( This is so sad...and I was listening to OP's SOUND OF THE TRIO on my new SACD player just last night. He was a giant...an amazing performer and one of the most recorded people in history, I'm sure. Indeed we're getting to a point where all my favorite 50's-60's "Blue Note" heroes are entering their 70's and beyond...I guess we'll all be in for more weeping as time goes by. Thanks for all the wonderful music, Ray.
That is sad! He could play the **** of a bass. I actually picked up a copy of the Verve remaster of the Oscar Peterson Trio - "West Side Story" today. I hear this news now and it puts a damper on the mood of listening to the disc...
Amen to that Steve. Amen... Might I reccomend some cd from his later years- Some of my best friends are... the sax players singers trumpet Three seperate albums from the Telarc label. All showing how good he was even in his later years. A true loss to jazz and music.
Man, what a legend. I have a truckload of Oscar peterson albums with Ray - he was just part of Oscar's sound for so many years. And those fantastic Poll Winners albums with Kessel and Manne - you really get to appreciate the sound of his bass on those. And he did so much else.... eg. his great electric bass playing on Quincy jones "Walking in Space". I could go on and on. He will be missed.
Such a great loss, I heard him several times during the 70's, when I lived in LA. Sad...............................................
