Lawrence Brown

[Milestones]

I have always enjoyed the work of Lawrence Brown.  I think he is one of the great trombonists, and he spent many years in the Ellington Orchestra (not a lot of work outside that great ensemble).  Of course, Duke really knew how to utilize Brown, and credited him as a superb accompanist.  I've taken more notice of his solos.

Any recommendations of Brown solos are welcomed.  I have over 600 Ellington tracks on my computer, so it would take some time to go through them.  Or if there is an online listing of his solos, that would be great.  I have searched a bit, but I've not found a thorough listing.

[Stonewall15]

Goldmine book and Lord Discography both show 3 LPs where Brown is the leader. They probably have solos.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

The Verve Elite Edition CD of Lawrence's "Slide Trombone" is very good. https://www.discogs.com/release/3651984-Lawrence-Brown-Slide-Trombone

[Milestones]

That sounds like it's worth checking out.

But I'm principally interested in Brown's solos with Ellington.

 

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, bresna said:

The Verve Elite Edition CD of Lawrence's "Slide Trombone" is very good. https://www.discogs.com/release/3651984-Lawrence-Brown-Slide-Trombone

That's a good one!!

[medjuck]

Rose of the Rio Grand was always one of his specials. 

[jazztrain]

A few more jump to mind:

"Golden Cress" is superb.

Slippery Horn

Ducky Wucky

 

[Milestones]

Who knew Grant Green played with Lawrence Brown and Johnny Hodges?  See Joe's Blues.