If you could bring back one great artist that has


departed our world who would it be? We have lost some incredibly talented artists, often under tragic circumstances. If it were possible to have an encore I would vote for Janis Joplin. You?
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Ray Brown was probably the most distinctive jazz bassist the world has ever seen. Ray was not only a fantastic musician, but a knowledgable talent scout as well with dicoveries like Jeff Hamilton, Christian McBride, Diana Krall, Gene Higgins and many others. It was obvious Ray wanted to keep jazz alive.

If you don't have it in your collection already check out The Ray Brown Trio "Live At The LOA.
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Clifford Brown. Such a terrific player. Would love to see what his catalogue would have been had he lived another 30+ years.
Would like to add both Vince Guaraldi and Wes Montgomery.
Both left way to early.