Theodore "Ted" G. Brown (born December 1, 1927) is an American
cool jazz
Cool jazz is a style of modern jazz music that arose in the United States after World War II. It is characterized by relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the fast and complex bebop style. Cool jazz often employs formal arrangements and ...
tenor saxophonist.
Brown has worked with
Warne Marsh
Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...
and
Ronnie Ball
Ronald Ball (December 22, 1927 – October 1984) was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger, born in Birmingham, England.
Biography
Ball moved to London in 1948, and in the early 1950s he worked both as a bandleader and under Ronnie Scott, Tony ...
, and recorded with
Lennie Tristano
Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New Yo ...
,
Art Pepper
Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known ...
,
Hod O'Brien
Walter Howard "Hod" O'Brien (January 19, 1936 – November 20, 2016) was an American jazz pianist.
O'Brien was born in Chicago. He attended the Hotchkiss School and then studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music (1954â ...
and
Lee Konitz
Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist.
He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...
, as well as heading his own groups.
Discography
As leader and co-leader
* 1956: ''Free Wheeling'' (
Vanguard
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History
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)
* 1985: ''
In Good Company'' with
Jimmy Raney
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(
Criss Cross)
* 1989: ''Free Spirit'' (Criss Cross)
* 1999: ''
Dig-It'' with Lee Konitz (
SteepleChase
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)
* 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
With
Lee Konitz
Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist.
He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...
* ''
Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre
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* ''Figure and Spirit'' (1976)
*''
Sound of Surprise'' (RCA Victor, 1999)
With
Warne Marsh
Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...
* ''
Jazz of Two Cities
''Jazz of Two Cities'', is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Imperial label.Edwards, D. & Chapman, MImperial Album Discography, Part 2 (1956–1958): LPs 9001-9050accessed May 12, 2017 '' (Imperial, 1956)
With
Lennie Tristano
Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New Yo ...
* ''Intuition'' (1996)
References
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1927 births
Living people
Cool jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Musicians from Rochester, New York
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians