SRI Jazz is proud present a new album by Ray Brown Jr,
cementing his place as one of the leading jazz vocalists performing today.
Called a cross between Billy Eckstein and Al Jarreau, Ray Brown Jr. is the heir
- apparent to the title of the best smooth jazz vocalist of our time and is the
“Featured Artist” on the label’s website http://www.srirecords.com.
His new
album is simply titled “This Is Ray Brown Jr .” , as it showcases this superb
artist as he glides through thirteen creative renditions of classic jazz and
blues songs combined with Ray’s warm and charming vocals making it this one of
the best vocal jazz albums of the year.
Ray is one
of those rare journeymen singers who, like his famous Mother (Ella
Fitzgerald), is more at home performing than anywhere else. Most recently he
has been working non - stop throughout Europe , Australia and the Ukraine (
where this album was recorded ) to sold out shows of adoring audiences with a
terrific band of talented musicians who are thrilled to be working with this
amazing artist.
“ This Is
Ray Brown Jr ” was recorded at Fonia Recording Studios, Lviv, Ukraine during
March & August 2017 with engineer Yuriy Melnik . Ray’s band of veteran
musicians included Yuriy Seredin on piano, Andrew Arnautoff on bass, Frank Parker
on drums, Dimitry Kovalenko and Vlad DeBriansky (on loan from the American
Music Academy) on guitars, Bogdan Humeniuk on saxophone and Andy Valentine on
percussion.
“I’ve worked
with some of the greatest names in Jazz and I’ve worked with Ray for many years
and, as far as I’m concerned, this is Ray’s best work. This album is the
culmination of the talents of Ray Brown Jr. and his years of non - stop performing. The man just keeps getting better as he is never satisfied and always
wants to improve. This album ranks up there with his critically acclaimed SRI
Jazz duets album, Friends And Family ”, stated Shelly Liebowitz, veteran
producer and label President .
SRI Jazz,
SRI Records and Flamingo Jazz are all part of SRI Label Group, celebrating
twenty years of providing quality, collectible Blues, Jazz, Country and Rock
& Roll from major artists past and present. As one of the first websites on
the internet to offer great new and
collectible music, srirecords.com has established itself as a music pioneer on
the internet. With industry veteran Shelly Liebowitz at the helm, SRI has
strived to provide a standard of excellence in the world of music.
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