Portrait of Lawrence Brown, Pt. II (Podcast #19-014)

Ellington Reflections · Aug 4, 2019 · 1h 2m

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“As a soloist, his taste his impeccable, but his greatest role is that of an accompanist. The old timers used to say, ‘Soloists are made, but accompanists are born’. Lawrence Brown is the accompanist par excellence. During the many years he was with us, records prove that his solo performances had the widest range from classical standard up to, around, and above the jet-swept contour of the vision we almost hear.”

-Duke Ellington, Music is my Mistress

Lawrence…