Ray Brown - Bassics: The Best Of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (2-Disc Set)

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

Album: Bassics: The Best Of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:41
Size: 157.3 MB
Styles: Post bop, Mainstream jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:57] 1. Sister Sadie
[5:01] 2. Blue Bossa
[5:45] 3. Exactly Like You
[4:13] 4. Mistreated But Undefeated Blues
[4:18] 5. Have You Met Miss Jones
[6:02] 6. That's All
[7:01] 7. Rio
[7:08] 8. Summertime
[5:48] 9. Buhaina Buhaina
[7:40] 10. The Real Blues
[6:39] 11. Bye Bye Blackbird
[4:05] 12. Gumbo Hamp

Bassics: The Best Of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (Disc 1)

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Album: Bassics: The Best Of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:15
Size: 156.2 MB
Styles: Post bop, Mainstream jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[6:02] 1. Phineas Can Be
[5:42] 2. Don't Get Sassy
[4:04] 3. Thumb
[6:12] 4. Port Of Rico
[4:26] 5. You're My Everything
[7:04] 6. Freddie Freeloader
[7:45] 7. It's Only A Paper Moon
[6:14] 8. Cherokee
[5:36] 9. Caravan
[7:54] 10. Goodbye
[3:32] 11. I Want To Be Happy
[3:36] 12. Lined With A Groove

Bassics: The Best Of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (Disc 2)

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