Rick brown
Rick Braun (* 6. July 1955 in Allentown (Pennsylvania) ) is a trumpeter of Smooth Jazz and singers .
Live and act
Before Brown began his solo career, he played in several bands, first with Auracle , the Avenue Blue Band of Jeff Golub . With Boney James he played a cover version of Hugh Masekela ’s "Grazin 'in the Grass". Braun also plays in the band BWB with saxophonist Kirk Whalum and guitarist Norman Brown . In 2005 he founded the ARTizen Music Group (known as Artistry Music ) with Richard Elliot .
Discography
Solo albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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US | R&B | jazz | |||
2000 | Shake it up |
US78 (15 weeks) US |
R&B32 (18 weeks) R&B |
- |
with Boney James
Warner Bros. |
2001 | Kisses in the Rain |
US182 (1 week) US |
- | - |
Warner bros.
|
2003 | Esperanto | - | - |
jazz5 (29 weeks) jazz |
Warner bros.
|
2014 | Can you feel it |
US172 (1 week) US |
- | - |
More solo albums
- 1992: Intimate Secrets (Mesa / Bluemoon)
- 1994: Night Walk (Mesa / Bluemoon)
- 1994: Christmas Present: Music of Warmth & Celebration (Atlantic / Wea)
- 1995: Beat Street (Mesa / Bluemoon)
- 1997: Body and Soul (Mesa / Bluemoon)
- 1998: Full Stride (Mesa / Bluemoon)
- 1999: Best of Rick Braun (Atlantic)
- 2004: Sessions: Volume 1 (Artizen)
- 2005: Yours Truly (Artizen)
- 2007: R n R (with Richard Elliot , Artizen)
- 2007: Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and Rick Braun (with Peter White & Mindi Abair , Artizen)
- 2009: All It Takes (Artistry Music)
With BWB
- 2002: Groovin ' (Warner Bros. Records)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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jazz | |||
2006 | Shining Star |
jazz1 (25 weeks) jazz |
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Groove Is In The Heart Yours Truly |
jazz19 (20 weeks) jazz |
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2007 | Sao Paulo Yours Truly |
jazz14 (20 weeks) jazz |
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R n R R n R |
jazz1 (29 weeks) jazz |
with Richard Elliot
|
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2008 | Better Times R n R |
jazz14 (20 weeks) jazz |
with Richard Elliot
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2009 | Tijuana Dance All It Takes |
jazz7 (34 weeks) jazz |
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2010 | Christiane All It Takes |
jazz1 (32 weeks) jazz |
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2014 | Get Up And Dance Can You Feel It |
jazz1 (18 weeks) jazz |
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Back To Back Can You Feel It |
jazz1 (22 weeks) jazz |
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2015 | Silk Can You Feel It |
jazz3 (20 weeks) jazz |
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Can You Feel It Can You Feel It |
jazz4 (20 weeks) jazz |
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2017 | We Don't Talk Anymore Around The Horn |
jazz3 (16 weeks) jazz |
feat. Peter White
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So strong around the horn |
jazz3 (20 weeks) jazz |
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2019 | Crossroads Crossroads |
jazz1 (15 weeks) jazz |
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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jazz | |||
2008 | The First Noel Christmas Present |
jazz29 (1 week) jazz |
Boney James feat. Rick brown
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2009 | The Little Drummer Boy Christmas Present |
jazz28 (1 week) jazz |
Peter White with Rick Braun & Mindi Abair
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2010 | Love, Love, Love Everything is Everything |
jazz23 (7 weeks) jazz |
Kirk Whalum feat. Rick brown
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2013 | Batucada (The Beat) The Beat |
jazz1 (20 weeks) jazz |
Boney James feat. Rick brown
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Hornets |
jazz30 (1 week) jazz |
Groove55 feat. Rick brown
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2015 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher |
jazz4 (15 weeks) jazz |
Dave Koz feat. Kenny Lattimore & Rick Braun
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2016 | Voyage |
jazz18 (15 weeks) jazz |
Patrick Bradley feat. Rick brown
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Funk Avenue Sonic Boom |
jazz7 (20 weeks) jazz |
Darren Rahn feat. Rick brown
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2018 | It's Not You, It's Me Love Inside |
jazz14 (12 weeks) jazz |
Lindsey Webster feat. Rick brown
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Morning after |
jazz23 (8 weeks) jazz |
The Allen Carman Project feat. Rick brown
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Before I Let Go |
jazz1 (... week) jazz |
Dave Koz / Gerald Albright / Rick Braun / Richard Elliot / Aubrey Logan
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- ↑ Jason Ankeny: Rick Braun Biography . Allmusic . Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brown, Rick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American smooth jazz trumpeter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Allentown , Pennsylvania , USA |