Raymond Lee Brown is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. Brown was a longtime member of the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns. ^{[1] [2]}

Influences

Brown was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. While in high school, Brown was friends with Gary Bias, Gerald Albright, Patrice Rushen, and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler. In the mid 1980s, he became a member of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra or "the Ark", of South Park, Los Angeles. During 1987 Brown joined Earth, Wind & Fire alongside two other members of the Ark, saxophonist Bias and trombonist Reggie Young. ^[3] Before Earth, Wind & Fire, Brown was a member of Madagascar, a group composed of session musicians that recorded one album — Spirit of the Street — under the Arista label in 1981.

Performances

In 1997, Brown was a member of Whitney Houston's band on her Pacific Rim Tour. Brown was also the solo flugelhorn player for Yanni in 1995 (Yanni: Live at Royal Albert Hall). Brown gave a practically flawless flugelhorn performance of the Yanni composition “Dance With a Stranger.”

Discography

Earth, Wind & Fire

• Evil Roy, Columbia Records (1987); OCLC  658836632
• Millennium, Reprise Records (1993); OCLC  28865667
• In the Name of Love, Rhino Records (distributor) (1997); OCLC  37628513
• The Promise, Kalimba (2003); OCLC  473755647
• Live by Request, SMV Enterprises (2002); OCLC  475047218
• Live in Japan (DVD video, CD audio, DVD audio), Eagle Rock Entertainment (2008); OCLC  263436220

Sideman with Patrice Rushen (jazz) ^[4]

• Patrice, Elektra Records 6E-160-A (1978); OCLC  5278041
• Pizzazz, Elektra Records 243 (1979; OCLC  6039308
• Signature, Discovery Records (1997); OCLC  37512023
• Posh, Elektra Records (1980); OCLC  29032775
• Straight From The Heart, Elektra Records (1982)

Sideman with jazz artists ^[4]

• Donald Byrd, Places and Spaces, Blue Note Records BN-XW726-Y (1975); OCLC  4654046
• Manfredo Fest, Manifestations, Tabu Records JZ35636 (1978); OCLC  6592406
• Hubert Laws, Land of Passion, Columbia Records JC35708 (1979); OCLC  5629298
• Hubert Laws, Make It Last, Columbia Records (1983); OCLC  10173943
• Gerald Wilson's Orchestra of the 90s, Jenna, Discovery Records (1985); OCLC  20866660
• Norman Brown, Just Between Us Motown 37463-7000-4 (1992); OCLC  27033894
• Norman Brown, After the Storm, Mo Jazz (1994); OCLC  31271396
• Art Porter, Jr., Straight to the Point, Verve Forecast 314-517997-2 (1993); OCLC  28541666
• George Duke, Is Love Enough, Warner Bros. Records 46494 (1997); OCLC  36686732
• Vernell Brown, Jr., Stay Tuned, A&M Records 75021-5382-2 (1992); OCLC  25908153
• Kiyotaka Sugiyama, Add Water, Warner Music Japan Inc. (1994); OCLC  45477070
• Daryle Chinn, From the Heart, Motown (1996); OCLC  34922017
• Norman Brown, Better Days Ahead, Motown (1996); OCLC  35189239
• Art Porter, Jr., For Art's Sake, Verve Forecast (1998); OCLC  178729324

Sideman with funk, soul, and R&B artists

• Parlet, Play Me or Trade Me, Casablanca Records (1980); OCLC  27149404
• Con Funk Shun, Spirit of Love, Mercury Records 6337 102 (1980); OCLC  7123609
• Madagascar, Spirit Of The Street, Arista Records AL 9565 (1981); OCLC  613452689
• Marvin Gaye, In Our Lifetime, Tamla T8-374M1
• Chuck Cissel, If I Had The Chance, Arista Records (1982)
• DeBarge, All This Love, Motown (1982); OCLC  9699657
• Billy Griffin, Respect, Columbia Records FC 38924 (1983); OCLC  11892313
• Whitney Houston, I'm Your Baby Tonight, Arista Records (1990); OCLC  22769403
• Salif Keita, Amen, Mango Records (1991); OCLC  24278696
• Tony! Toni! Toné!, Sons of Soul, PolyGram (1993); OCLC  28453464
• Cleopatra, Comin' Atcha!, Maverick Records (1998); OCLC  39451663
• Sandro, Clásico Sony Records (1994); OCLC  459796650
• Lou Rawls, Seasons 4 U, Rawls & Brokaw Records (1998); OCLC  41014136
• Lionel Richie, Renaissance, Island Records (2000); OCLC  46596769

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