Ray Brown

• Ultra High Definition 32-Bit Mastering

What does a bass player do when he records an album as a leader? Surely he doesn't play bass solos for an hour! Ray Brown unceremoniously released a series titled "Some of My Best Friends Are."

The 1998 "Singers" album is the third in the series - after Piano Players and Saxophonists - and brings together six outstanding singers on one CD. Diana Krall, Etta Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marlena Shaw, Nancy King and Kevin Mahogany make "Some of My Best Friends Are. Singers a true gem

PERSONNEL:

• Ray Brown - (bass)
• Gregory Hutchinson - (drums)
• Geoff Keezer - (piano)

• Also featuring:
• Antonio Hart - (alto sax on track 4 & 12)
• Russell Malone - (guitar on track 5 & 9)
• Ralph Moore - (tenor sax on track 8)

TRACKS:

• 01. More Than You Know (Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocal)
• 02. Thought About You (Diana Krall, vocal)
• 03. Poor Butterfly (Etta Jones, vocal)
• 04. But Beautiful (Nancy King, vocal)
• 05. Skylark (Kevin Mahogany, vocal)
• 06. Little Boy (Diana Krall, vocal)
• 07. At Long Last Love (Marlene Shaw, vocal)
• 08. Cherokee (Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocal)
• 09. There's No Greater Love (Etta Jones, vocal)
• 10. Imagination (Marlene Shaw, vocal)
• 11. The Party's Over (Kevin Mahogany, vocal)
• 12. The Perfect Blues (Nancy King, vocal)