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“I went up to his [Hank Jones'] house and there were four guys there: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Max Roach. Not a bad place to be. Scared shitless, but a nice place to be on my second day in New York.”

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Ray Brown, born on October 13, 1926 and passed away on July 2, 2002, was an outstanding jazz bassist. His musical career spanned over half a century, during which he collaborated with many renowned jazz musicians, profoundly influencing the development of jazz. more

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