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Ray Brown

American jazz double bassist. Born: 13 October 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died: 2 July 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (aged 75). He was [a=Oscar Peterson]'s former bassist (from 1951). Ex-husband of jazz singer [a=Ella Fitzgerald], father of jazz pianist/singer [a=Ray Brown Jr.] For the French songwriter, see [a=Ray Brown (25)]. For the US session trumpet player, please use [a=Ray Brown (2)]. For the classical trombonist, please use [a=Ray Brown (8)]. For the other trumpet player, please use [a=Ray Brown (12)].