Music; Jazz. Louis Barnett at Flame Show Bar.

Description:
Portrait of Ray Brown playing double bass at the Flame Show Bar(?) in Detroit, Michigan. "Grammy Award-winning double-bassist Ray Brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section--in addition to being a first-rate soloist. His unique dynamic and innate sense of swing graced performances by Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and countless others," from NPR's Jazz Profiles website.
Notes:
Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:
Virtual Motor City
Subject Topic:
Portraits, African American jazz musicians, and Double bassists
Subject Name:
Brown, Ray and 1926-2002
Format:
photographs
Rights:
Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:
http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc43929