Raymond Lee Brown


Raymond Lee Brown is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. Brown was a longtime member of the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns.

Influences

Brown was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. While in high school, Brown was friends with Gary Bias, Gerald Albright, Patrice Rushen, and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler. In the mid 1980s, he became a member of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra or "the Ark", of South Park, Los Angeles. During 1987 Brown joined Earth, Wind & Fire alongside two other members of the Ark, saxophonist Bias and trombonist Reggie Young. Before Earth, Wind & Fire, Brown was a member of Madagascar, a group composed of session musicians that recorded one album — Spirit of the Street — under the Arista label in 1981.

Performances

In 1997, Brown was a member of Whitney Houston's band on her Pacific Rim Tour. Brown was also the solo flugelhorn player for Yanni in 1995. Brown gave a practically flawless flugelhorn performance of the Yanni composition “Dance With a Stranger.”

Discography

Earth, Wind & FireEvil Roy, Columbia Records ; Millennium, Reprise Records ; In the Name of Love, Rhino Records ; The Promise, Kalimba ; Live by Request, SMV Enterprises ; Live in Japan, Eagle Rock Entertainment ;
Sideman with Patrice Rushen Patrice, Elektra Records 6E-160-A ; Pizzazz, Elektra Records 243 ; Posh, Elektra Records ; Straight From The Heart, Elektra Records
Sideman with jazz artists
Sideman with funk, soul, and R&B artists