Jazz Lesson #16: The RAY BROWN Solo

[@pdbass]

Here's another early iteration of "the solo" c/o Mike Karn (from talkbass): kzbin.info/www/bejne/faSWdnusg7d7mrs

[@nylesfrench3568]

❤ Gorgeous incredible Solo. Ray Brown is giving us everything here. He's one of tge greats and I feel blessed to have seen him play a few times in NYC back inthe day.

[@scottrosenthal3437]

Thanks for the transcription, Paul. Never heard this before! The first time I heard Ray was on Oscar's album We Get Requests. Incredible! Got see him live in Chicago with his trio featuring Jeff Hamilton and Benny Green at the Jazz Showcase at the Blackstone. I never heard a trio swing that hard ever! My wife insisted I say hello to him and I was so intimidated by him I said what do I say to a legend. I regret it to this day.

[@TimBrown-e9l]

love the ray brown drops

[@davehilljr.coaching]

so beautiful I wanna cry. What a beautiful and gifted soul. I'm a drummer who plays a bit of piano but Ray Brown just makes me love music all over again and again.

[@mattpmeighan]

Awesome transcription! I come back to this concert every once in a while. I remember seeing on PBS when I was in high school. Everything that he, Edgar & Victor did blew my mind. And it was damn near impossible to find it until a few years back. Love those pre-internet days!

[@jameskirk2417]

What a Master! I Ron Carter was my hero I think I have found a new Superman!! Keep up the great work Paul always learn and enjoy watching you’re content.

[@kepriworks]

Really appreciate the presentations they are in celebration of ours greats.

[@JSJohnston]

Thank you so much for documenting this person's life and music... Your content is influential every day... thank you for being the springboard to the jazz deep dive...

[@patrickpeterson2174]

That was So Great!!!

[@mikebassy]

Thanks for this video, another great show

[@mikebassy]

Would be great to hear you play this in your style. Another video?

[@TheBassfresh]

IMO he's the tone king.

[@paulb.mckinney9721]

Lovely good sir. I appreciate what your'e doing.

[@pbass2go]

Wow... Thank you for this and everything else on your channel

[@popnicolai7261]

Fantastico!

[@johnnichols1249]

Sweet! Thanx for transcribing.

[@josephromano7867]

This was a great gift !!!

[@bobrowlette9913]

Ray was the greatest IMO and certainly my favorite. I consider myself extremely fortunate that I got to see him in person a few times. Thanks for posting this.

[@classicbasslines]

Great work! Ray is the GOAT

[@rossfromhonolulu]

WoW!

[@patrickmckain5910]

Thank you Sir. That is a great bass solo by the great Ray Brown . I appreciate your time and your brilliant research in presenting this material. You are fantastic Educator,Teacher awesome Bassplayer and musician. You have inspired me and I'm learning all the time. I appreciate and valued your time and effort for some of us are not fortunate to go to music schools and don't really have good Teachers of that fine instrument, the Double Bass .Thank you so much Sir.

[@mikebassy]

Ray was the best !

[@cameronsteuart1197]

I had never heard this before, i like the Bach reference at about 10 minutes (in your video)

[@cameronsteuart1197]

and the fifth at the end!

[@themusiccovenant]

Bass God

[@EJHDad]

Nice work! Looking forward to listening to your interview on Contrabass Conversations. Happy New Year!

[@doublebasshq]

This is incredible, Paul-bravo!

[@bassdog10]

So great! Thank you for sharing your transcription!!

[@elinaragon5051]

Helllll yeah

[@OngoingBox]

nice! really enjoyed this -- haven't heard it before

[@mikebassy]

I just uploaded a video of my take on the changes to I didn’t know what time it was. Most of the lines taken from the Ron Carter version with Bobby Timmons lp from 1961 called In Person

[@stevelivinghouse3378]

Wow! Thanks for putting this together. Ray's Black Orpheus solo on the LA 4 Scores album has a lot of the same elements and has always been one of my favorite solos. Check it out if you haven't heard it. Found you from Jason Heath's site - subscribed!

[@pdbass]

Thanks for watching!

[@glavobolja_mentola]

can't read notes, so I will transcribe your transcription... thanks "pd" i really appreciate your passion! thanks for uploading such great content :D cheers

[@3340steve]

Thank you for posting this important work. I wonder if I would benefit just as much by woodshedding the solo and not writing it all down. Excellent transcription though. RAY BROWN so much a GIANT.

[@janubbelohdehenningsen4190]

Speaking of...is anyone out there who transcribed - Bronx Blues from Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio??? Certainly played by Ray Brown!!! Have not been able to find it ... PLEASE, looking for a bass friend here?!?!?

[@reisserjean-michelakabeeth8551]

Please check out : kzbin.info/www/bejne/faSWdnusg7d7mrs at 39:10. If you really listen, Ray doesn't play "Jazz" on most of that tune. He phrases like a guitar but again, not Jazz guitar ... Why ? He was a close friend of Luis Bonfa (the composer) and Luis showed and explained to him how to play Brazilian Music back in the beginning of the 60's ...

[@pdbass]

YES!!! There it is. Thank you for sharing this.

[@danielbates7401]

Is there a live album with this performance on it??

[@pdbass]

There has to be, right?! Even a bootleg. Haven't found it yet.

[@reisserjean-michelakabeeth8551]

As a wonderful bass player as you are, do you know this fabulous great soundtrack movie called In Cold Blood, 1967 ?

[@pdbass]

Yes sir. Q!

[@reisserjean-michelakabeeth8551]

@@pdbass Did you know that 11 bass players played on that soundtrack ? Ray was the killer, a couple of other bass players were Andy Simpkins, James Bond and some others, I have to check the other names.

[@pdbass]

Wow. Wasn’t aware of that. Q and his cast of thousands!

[@reisserjean-michelakabeeth8551]

@@pdbass Half of the soundtrack was not written at all but only improvised in the studio, no chart !

[@pdbass]

@@reisserjean-michelakabeeth8551 Quincy's hidden talent: assembling the right people!

[@Skizze37]

Who had the audacity to down-vote genius? Someone who isn't practicing rn, that's who.

[@redstrat1234]

Music is supposed to be joyful - 'a joyful soul' you say - but at the same time you're looking like you're having zero fun or enjoyment in what you're talking about. How does the deadpan serious demeanor bring in or attract our beginner players ? - you don't have to be a clown show but man, but you're really leaning into - 'jazz is serous - does it look like I'm enjoying myself ?' I pass.

[@pdbass]

way to comment on an early video from almost 3 years ago. Please don't watch anything else I've done. I'm sure my lack of emotion in my videos will bore you to death.

[@scottrosenthal3437]

@@pdbass I wouldn't even dignify that comment with a response.