Ted Brown
Theodore "Ted" G. Brown (born December 1, 1927) is an American cool jazz tenor saxophonist. Brown has worked with Warne Marsh and Ronnie Ball, and recorded with Lennie Tristano, Art Pepper, Hod O'Brien and Lee Konitz, as well as heading his own groups.
Ted Brown
- Name
- Ted Brown
- Birth Name
- Theodore Brown
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, U.S.
- Born
- 1927 · Rochester.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- saxophonist · musician
- Fields
- jazz
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• Name — Ted Brown • Birth Name — Theodore Brown • Birthplace — Rochester, New York, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, cool jazz • Instruments — Tenor saxophone
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Ted Brown, a musician, jazz musician and saxophonist, was born on 1 December 1927. Ted Brown was born in Rochester, New York, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
As leader and co-leader
As leader and co-leader
• 1956: Free Wheeling (Vanguard) • 1985: In Good Company with Jimmy Raney (Criss Cross) • 1989: Free Spirit (Criss Cross) • 1999: Dig-It with Lee Konitz (SteepleChase) • 2002: Preservation (SteepleChase) • 2006: Complete Free Wheeling Sessions with Art Pepper (compilation album) • 2007: Shades of Brown • 2009: Live at Pit Inn (Marshmallow) • 2012: Two of a Kind with Brad Linde (Bleebop) • 2012: Pound Cake with Kirk Knuffke (SteepleChase) • 2018: All About Lennie with Brad Linde (Bleebop Records) • 2018: Jazz Of New Cities with Brad Linde (Bleebop Records) • 2020: Drifting On A Reed with Brad Linde (Bleebop Records)
As sideman
As sideman
With Lee Konitz • Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959) with Jimmy Giuffre • Figure and Spirit (1976) • Sound of Surprise (RCA Victor, 1999) With Warne Marsh • Jazz of Two Cities (Imperial, 1956) With Lennie Tristano • Intuition (1996)
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1927
Ted Brown born at Rochester.
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