Lawrence Brown
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#1 - Lawrence Brown (August 3, 1907 – September 5, 1988) was an acclaimed jazz trombonist from Kansas who achieved recognition with the Duke Ellington orchestra. Brown worked throughout his career as a session musician, as well as recording his own solo efforts. Brown began his career with Charlie Echols and Paul Howard. In 1932 he joined Duke Ellington. His great technical command of the instrument, with its "creamy tone, neurotic vibrato and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lawrence+Brown">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lawrence
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lawrence
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Fredi Washington
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Clef Records
- Image
- (Portrait of Lawrence Brown, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946) (LOC) (4888665414).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1907-08-03
- date of death
- 1988-09-05
- Commons category
- Lawrence Brown
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
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