Tom Browne
Thomas Fredrick Browne (born October 30, 1954 in Queens , New York City ) is an American jazz trumpeter and singer of jazz radio .
Career
He first learned the piano and then switched to the trumpet. He had his first professional engagement in 1975 at Weldon Irvine . Then he played with Sonny Fortune and Lonnie Smith , gained attention in the Jazz Club Breezin lounge of George Benson in Harlem, with its house band he played, and received the late 1970s, a record deal with GRP Records . In 1979 his first fusion album Browne Sugar was released there . His greatest success was Funkin for Jamaica from his second album Love Approach (GRP 1980) with singer Toni Smith , and he had a top 10 hit in the UK singles charts and in the US rhythm & blues charts .
This was followed by further albums with GRP and their mother Arista, Magic and Yours Truly 1981, Rockin Radio 1983 and Tommy Gun 1984. He then moved to Malaco Records and in the 1990s to Hip Bop Records (where albums were released until 1999).
He also recorded with Roy Ayers and played with Bob James , Dave Grusin , Joe Sample and Wynton Marsalis .
Lexical entry
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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R&B
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| 1979 | Browne Sugar |
US147 (6 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1980 | Love approach |
US18 (26 weeks) US |
R&B1 (32 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1981 | Magic |
US37 (17 weeks) US |
R&B5 (23 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1982 | Yours Truly |
US97 (14 weeks) US |
R&B20 (17 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1984 | Rockin 'radio |
US147 (12 weeks) US |
R&B24 (23 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1985 | Tommy Gun | - |
R&B49 (14 weeks) R&B |
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
R&B
|
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| 1980 | Funkin 'For Jamaica (NY) Love Approach |
UK10 (11 weeks) UK |
R&B1 (21 weeks) R&B |
|
| Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move) Love Approach |
UK45 (5 weeks) UK |
R&B4 (18 weeks) R&B |
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| 1981 | Let's dance |
- |
R&B59 (7 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1982 | Fungi Mama Yours Truly |
UK58 (4 weeks) UK |
R&B23 (12 weeks) R&B |
|
| Bye Gones Yours Truly |
- |
R&B72 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| 1983 | Rockin 'Radio Rockin' Radio |
UK76 (3 weeks) UK |
R&B11 (18 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1984 | Cruisin ' rockin' radio |
- |
R&B63 (6 weeks) R&B |
|
| Secret Fantasy Tommy Gun |
- |
R&B36 (14 weeks) R&B |
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| 1992 | Funkin 'For Jamaica (1991 Remix) |
UK45 (4 weeks) UK |
R&B-R&B | |
Web links
- Official website
- Biography at soul walking
- Tom Browne at Discogs (English)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Browne, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Browne, Thomas Fredrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter and jazz radio singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York City |