Donald Brown (musician)
Introduction '''Donald Ray Brown''' (born March 28, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and producer.Brown was born in Hernando, Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play trumpet and drums in his youth. From 1972 to 1975, he was a student at Memphis State University, by which time he had made piano his primary instrument. He was with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1981 to 1982, then took teaching positions at Berklee College of Music from 1983 to 1985 and the University of Tennessee from 1988.Brown has recorded for Evidence, Muse, and Sunnyside.
Discography ===As leader/co-leader===Year recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes1987''Early Bird''SunnysideSextet, with Bill Mobley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Donald Harrison (flute), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Bob Hurst (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)1988''The Sweetest Sounds''EvidenceQuartet, with Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Charnett Moffett (bass), Alan Dawson (drums)1989''Sources of Inspiration''MuseQuintet, with Eddie Henderson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Gary Bartz (soprano sax, alto sax), Buster Williams (bass), Carl Allen (drums)1990''People Music''MuseWith Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Vincent Herring (flute, soprano sax, alto sax), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Robert Hurst (bass), Samurai Celestial (drums, vocals), Daniel G. Sadownick (percussion); Lenora Helm (vocals) added on one track1991? ''Cause and Effect''MuseWith Joe Henderson (tenor sax), James Spaulding (flute), Steve Nelson (vibraphone, marimba), Ron Carter (bass), Carl Allen, Kenny Washington (drums), Rudy Bird, Donald Eaton (percussion), Marlon Saunders and Lenora Helm (vocals)1992''Send One Your Love''MuseWith Steve Wilson (flute, soprano sax, alto sax), Tom Williams (flugelhorn), Charnett Moffett (bass), Eric Walker and Louis Hayes (drums; separately), Rudy Bird (percussion)1992''A Season of Ballads'' Space TimeTrio, with Ray Drummond (bass), Alan Dawson (drums); album shared with Harold Mabern and Charles Thomas trios1993''Cartunes''MuseWith Don Braden (flute, tenor sax), Steve Wilson (soprano sax, alto sax), Bill Mobley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Carl Allen (drums, tambourine), Rudy Bird (percussion), Harold Mabern (vocals)1995''Piano Short Stories''Space TimeSolo piano1997''The Classic Introvert''Space TimeSolo piano; released 20041998? ''Wurd on the Street''Space Time1999''Enchanté! ''Space TimeWith Stephane Belmondo (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bill Easley (alto sax, flute, clarinet), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Essiet Essiet (bass), Billy Higgins (drums), Daniel Sadownick (percussion)1999''At This Point in My Life''Space TimeSeptet, with Bill Mobley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Jean Toussaint (soprano sax, tenor sax), Jérôme Barde (guitar), Essiet Essiet (bass), Billy Kilson (drums), Angá Diaz (percussion)2000''French Kiss''Space TimeQuintet, with Jérôme Barde (guitar), Essiet Essiet (bass), Billy Kilson (drums), Angá Diaz (percussion)2000''Autumn in New York''Space TimeTrio, with Essiet Essiet (bass), Billy Kilson (drums)2003? ''Continuum''Space Time2008? ''Fast Forward to the Past''Space TimeWith Bill Mobley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Steve Nelson (vibes), Danny Walsh (flute, alto sax, tenor sax), Jean Toussaint (soprano sax, tenor sax), Lionel Loueke and Mark Boling (guitar), Robert Hurst and Essiet Essiet (bass), Eric Harland and Kenny Brown (drums)2013? ''Born to Be Blue''Space TimeWith Kenny Garrett (alto sax, soprano sax), Wallace Roney (trumpet), Ravi Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax), Emily Mathis (flute), Vance Thompson (flugelhorn), Mark Boling (guitar), Robert Hurst (bass), Marcus Gilmore and Kenneth Brown (drums; separately), Rudy Bird (percussion)===As sideman==='''With Art Blakey'''* ''Killer Joe'' with George Kawaguchi (Union Jazz, 1981)* ''Keystone 3'' (Concord Jazz, 1982)* ''Feeling Good'' (Delos, 1986)'''With Donald Byrd'''*''Getting Down to Business'' (Landmark, 1989)*''A City Called Heaven'' (Landmark, 1991)'''With Ricky Ford'''*''Tenor Madness Too!'' (Muse, 1992)'''With Wallace Roney'''*''Obsession'' (Muse, 1990)===As producer==='''With Kenny Garrett'''* ''African Exchange Student'' (Atlantic, 1990)* ''Black Hope'' (Warner Bros., 1992)* ''Triology'' (Warner Bros. 1995)* ''Songbook'' (Warner Bros., 1997)* ''Seeds from the Underground'' (Mack Avenue, 2012)* ''Pushing the World Away'' (Mack Avenue, 2013)* ''Do Your Dance!'' (Mack Avenue, 2016)* ''Sounds from the Ancestors'' (Mack Avenue, 2021)'''With Scott Tixier'''* ''Cosmic Adventure'' (Sunnyside, 2016)
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