Tom Browne

Browne worked across trumpeter, jazz musician and musician. The registers place that work in jazz. This article rests on 39 catalogued compositions, 6 published texts, 39 issued recordings and 13 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Tom Browne • Born — 30 October 1954 • Birthplace — Queens, New York • Genre — Funk, jazz, R&B • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Trumpet • Years Active — 1979–present • Label — GRP, Arista • Associated Acts — Toni Smith, Sonny Fortune, Lonnie Smith

• Year — Album — Peak chart positions — Label • US 200 — US Jazz — US R&B • 1979 — Browne Sugar — 147 — 6 — 50 — Arista/GRP • 1980 — Love Approach — 18 — 1 — 1 • 1981 — Yours Truly — 97 — 6 — 20 • Magic — 37 — 2 — 5 • 1982 — Special Edition with Sid McCoy — — — — — — — Westwood One • 1983 — Rockin' Radio — 147 — — — 24 — Arista • 1984 — Tommy Gun — — — 22 — 49 • 1988 — No Longer I — — — — — — — Malaco • 1994 — Mo' Jamaica Funk — — — — — — — Hip Bop • 1996 — Another Shade of Browne — — — — — — • 1999 — R 'n' Browne — — — — — — • 2010 — S' Up — — — — — — — Cheetah • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

• Year — Title — Peak chart positions • US Dance — US R&B — BEL (FL) — NL — NZ — UK • 1980 — "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" — 9 — 1 — 6 — 6 — 30 — 10 • "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)" — 25 — 4 — — — — — — — 45 • 1981 — "Let's Dance" — — — 59 — — — — — — — — • "Fungi Mama" — 29 — 23 — — — — — — — 58 • 1982 — "Bye Gones" — — — 72 — — — — — — — — • 1983 — "Rockin' Radio" — 33 — 11 — — — — — — — 76 • 1984 — "Cruisin'" — 24 — 63 — — — — — — — — • "Secret Fantasy" — — — 36 — — — — — — — — • 1992 — "Funkin' for Jamaica" (remix) — — — — — — — 40 — — — 45 • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Tom Browne was born on 30 October 1954 in New York City. Browne held the nationality of United States. Browne worked as trumpeter, jazz musician and musician. Browne was active from 1979. The fields Browne worked in include jazz. Browne played the trumpet.