Style Straight ahead walking bass in the Ray Brown tradition Call me if you want a groovin' jazz combo for your event or venue If you want an electric bass player, please call somebody else Has Played With Lincoln Adler Terry Agneessens Louis Aissen Ambrose Akinmusire Bob Athayde Kyle Athayde Kenny Barron Donald Bailey Bill Bell Belinda Blair Lee Bloom Ray Brown (bass) Roy Brown George Cables David Casini John Clayton Jr. Richie Cole Frank Como Rick Condit Junius Courtney big band Michael Echaniz Orion Edmondson Taylor Eigsti Bob Enos' Sound Wave big band Tommy Flanagan Mary Fettig Barry Finnerty Sullivan Fortner Mic Gillette Bryan Girard Jim Grantham Benny Green Mike Greensill Jeff Hamilton JTown big band Philip Harper Tremaine Hawkins Barry Harris Fredrick Harris Dave Hattem Tootie Heath Roy Henderson Billy Higgins Bertha Hope VandeKamp 'Van' Hughes (an Ellington alumnus!) Erik Jekabson Henry Johnson Jessica Jones Leon Joyce Jr. Ed Kelly Calvin Keys Art Khu Willis Kirk Lafayette Studio Big Band Vince Lateano Kaye Leedham Khevan Lennon Ike Levin Roberta Mandel Ron Marabuto Charlie McCarthy Bob Mintzer Buddy Montgomery David McKinney James Moody Alex Murzyn Ira Nepus Ophir Paradise Bob Parlocha Denise Perrier Billy Pierce Colby Pines Larry Pines Tyler Pines Oz Ramsey's Bay Area Big Band David Rokeach Ruben Salcido Pharoah Sanders Percy Scott Marlena Shaw Robert Stewart Yancie Taylor Eric Thompson John Trombetta Charles Unger Larry Vukovich Vince Wallace Kenny Washington (vocalist) Angela Wellman Ron Wetzel James Williams Bishop Norman Williams Diane Witherspoon Stuart Yasaki Peter Yellin Recordings In Good Company Lemuel West, 1999 First Takes 2001 A Second Look 2004 Student of Ray Brown John Clayton Chuck Israels Volunteer Board member of Jazz In Flight, a not-for-profit presenting organization Concert Producer Angela Wellman Patrick Palomo Khevan Lennon AJ Johnson Carolyn Brandy Fred Marshall’s Marshall Arts Jazz Garden big band Living On the Edge ensemble Don Cunningham Contact tom D0T elliott @T 1stBass D0T com Ray Brown 1926 - 2002 In Memoriam On July 2, 2002 the jazz world lost its heartbeat; Ray Brown passed away.  Musically, he set the standard for time, swing, tone, flowing bass lines, clever note choices and imaginative solo journeys.  He was also a fine (and demanding) teacher.  No player before or since has been able to match Ray when he was in the groove, rocking his bass back and forth and smiling.  But his music was only part of what made Ray great.  Through his kindness, humor and generosity, he constantly showed everyone around him how they could and should live to reach their full potential; he simply made our world a better place.  Ray's instructions could not have been clearer; his example could not have been stronger.  It's on us now.