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First Bass

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

In this six-part series, bassist
Ray Brown talks to Alyn Shipton about a career that has included collaborations with almost all the giants of the genre; from Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington to
Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson. After a childhood in Pittsburgh, he toured the Deep South with Snookum Russell before going to New York in 1945, where he found a job immediately with Dizzy Gillespie.
Producer Derek Drescher

Contributors

Bassist:
Ray Brown
Unknown:
Alyn Shipton
Unknown:
Charlie Parker
Unknown:
Ella Fitzgerald
Unknown:
Oscar Peterson.
Unknown:
Snookum Russell
Unknown:
Dizzy Gillespie.
Producer:
Derek Drescher
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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