Ray Brown – Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers
45,00 €
Ray Brown’s Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers features 12 jazz tracks and six guest vocalists. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diana Krall, Etta Jones, Nancy King, Kevin Mahogany, and Marlena Shaw each appear twice. Brown’s album opens with Bridgewater’s More Than You Know and closes with King’s Perfect Blues.
Ray Brown’s Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers is a jazz album featuring guest vocalists. It is for listeners exploring the bassist and bandleader’s recordings with jazz singers. The program brings six distinct voices into one 12-track collection.
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diana Krall, Etta Jones, Nancy King, Kevin Mahogany, and Marlena Shaw each sing on two tracks. That arrangement gives every guest a second appearance while keeping Ray Brown at the center of the album. The complete sequence runs from Bridgewater’s More Than You Know to King’s Perfect Blues.
This album also serves listeners looking for particular vocal recordings associated with Ray Brown. Krall’s contributions include I Thought About You and Little Boy. The track listing below identifies every song and its featured singer.
Album highlights
- Six guest singers – Bridgewater, Krall, Jones, King, Mahogany, and Shaw share the vocal program.
- Balanced appearances – Each singer has two performances, making both contributions easy to locate in the running order.
- Ray Brown’s leadership – The album places the double bassist and jazz bandleader alongside a named vocalist on every track.
- Opening selection – Dee Dee Bridgewater begins the program with More Than You Know.
- Closing selection – Nancy King performs Perfect Blues, the twelfth and final track.
- Named performances – The track list connects each song title with its vocalist, including both Kevin Mahogany selections.
- Jazz focus – The collection presents Ray Brown’s music through a complete program of guest vocal performances.
Who is this album for?
Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers suits listeners seeking Ray Brown’s jazz work with vocal guests. It also offers a single album for exploring performances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diana Krall, and Etta Jones. Each appears within the same twelve-song sequence.
Listeners following Nancy King, Kevin Mahogany, or Marlena Shaw can find their contributions here as well. The six singers are identified by name beside their songs, so a particular performance is straightforward to find. Brown remains the credited artist across the collection.
For Diana Krall listeners, the album contains two specifically identified recordings: I Thought About You and Little Boy. Those selections sit at tracks two and six. Listeners searching for an individual guest can use the full running order below.
Track listing
The sequence alternates among its guest singers rather than grouping each singer’s two songs together. Dee Dee Bridgewater opens the album, and Nancy King closes it. The table preserves the complete running order and identifies the vocalist for every selection.
| Track | Song | Vocalist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | More Than You Know | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| 2 | I Thought About You | Diana Krall |
| 3 | Poor Butterfly | Etta Jones |
| 4 | But Beautiful | Nancy King |
| 5 | Skylark | Kevin Mahogany |
| 6 | Little Boy | Diana Krall |
| 7 | At Long Last Love | Marlena Shaw |
| 8 | Cherokee | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| 9 | (There Is) No Greater Love | Etta Jones |
| 10 | Imagination | Marlena Shaw |
| 11 | The Party’s Over | Kevin Mahogany |
| 12 | Perfect Blues | Nancy King |
Technical specifications
| Artist | Ray Brown |
|---|---|
| Album | Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Number of tracks | 12 |
| Number of guest vocalists | 6 |
| Ray Brown’s roles | Double bassist and jazz bandleader |
| Product category | CD |
Why choose this Ray Brown album?
The album gathers performances by six named singers under Ray Brown’s name. Its running order lets listeners move between vocalists throughout the program. For someone following several of these artists, the track list shows exactly where each appears.
The opening and closing selections give the program clear reference points. Bridgewater’s More Than You Know is track one; King’s Perfect Blues is track twelve. Between them, the album includes songs associated here with Krall, Jones, Mahogany, and Shaw.
The complete credits also make searches for individual songs more precise. Cherokee is credited to Bridgewater, while (There Is) No Greater Love is credited to Jones. Shaw’s entries are At Long Last Love and Imagination.
Frequently asked questions
Is this album for listeners interested in Ray Brown’s work with jazz singers?
- Yes. The album credits Ray Brown as artist and features guest vocals throughout its twelve-track program.
Does the album include recordings by Diana Krall?
- Yes. Krall sings I Thought About You and Little Boy.
Which song does Dee Dee Bridgewater sing after the opening track?
- Her second appearance is Cherokee, listed as track eight.
Where can Kevin Mahogany listeners find his performances?
- Mahogany sings Skylark at track five and The Party’s Over at track eleven.
Which songs feature Etta Jones?
- Jones performs Poor Butterfly and (There Is) No Greater Love.
Which guest sings But Beautiful?
- Nancy King sings But Beautiful, the fourth selection in the running order.
Where does Marlena Shaw appear in the sequence?
- Shaw appears at tracks seven and ten, with At Long Last Love and Imagination.
Ray Brown’s Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers brings these six vocalists together in a single jazz program. The complete track listing makes each guest’s contribution easy to identify.
