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The Genius Of Ray Brown
| Recorded | c. 1974 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1974 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 2073553 |
The record
A mid-'70s Verve gathering built around Brown's woody, propulsive bass, stacked with West Coast studio talent -- Oscar Peterson sits in on piano and organ alongside Herb Ellis, keeping the Peterson-trio chemistry alive within a fuller band setting. The horn charts give this some big-band shading rare in a bassist's date, a showcase less for flash than for tone, time, and swing.
Session personnel
- Herb Geller — alto saxophone
- Jack Dulong — alto saxophone
- Ray Brown — bass
- Alvin Stoller — drums
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Jerome Richardson — flute
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Jimmy Rowles — piano
- Oscar Peterson — piano, organ
- Bill Holman — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre — tenor saxophone
- Herb Harper — trombone
- Conrad Gozzo — trumpet
- Harry Edison — trumpet
- Pete Candoli — trumpet
- Ray Linn — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1971 | Verve Records · MV 1131 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1974 | Verve Records — MONO |
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