Donald Brown

Aliases: Donald Brown Trio
Real name: Donald Ray Brown
Born: March 28, 1954
Country: United States
IPI: 00120007156 13 works
00209724371 9 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Jazz pianist, composer and educator, currently at the University of Tennessee.
Member of: Contemporary Piano Ensemble

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	A Free Man?	Donald Brown	1992	Unverified
i	Basically Simple	Donald Brown	1988	Dana Landry Trio
i	Blues for Brother Jerome	Donald Brown	1995	Larry McClellan
i	Capetown Ambush	Donald Brown	1990	(2 artists)
i	Daddy's Girl Cynthia	Donald Brown	1992	(2 artists)
i	New York	Donald Brown	1990	Unverified
i	Phineas	Donald Brown	1990	(3 artists)
i	Playground for the Birds	Donald Brown	1988	Renee Rosnes
i	The Biscuit Man	Donald Brown	1991	(4 artists)
i	The Early Bird Gets the Short End of the Stick	Donald Brown	1988	Jon Faddis

Covers by Donald Brown

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	49th Street	Donald Brown	July 2002	Bill Mobley Sextet
i	All My Yesterdays	Donald Brown	July 2002	McCoy Tyner
i	Autumn in New York	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL
i	Betcha by Golly, Wow	Donald Brown	1989	Connie Stevens - Arr. and cond. by Thom Bell
i	Big Bertha	Donald Brown	1999	Duke Pearson
i	Black Narcissus	Donald Brown	1992	Joe Henderson [US1]
i	Born to Be Blue	Donald Brown	April 2013	Mel Tormé with Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
i	Bye Ya	Donald Brown	April 2013	Thelonious Monk Trio
i	Bye-Ya	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Thelonious Monk Trio
i	Car Tunes	Donald Brown	1995	Billy Drummond Quartet
i	Cheek to Cheek	Donald Brown	April 2013	Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Fred Astaire BRD
i	Crazeology	Donald Brown	March 1994	Unverified
i	Criss-Cross	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Milt Jackson
i	Day Dream	Donald Brown	1999	Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i	Diane	Donald Brown	1999	James Melton
i	Dolphin Dance	Donald Brown	1995	Herbie Hancock
i	Don't Explain	Donald Brown	1999	Billie Holiday
i	Embraceable You	Donald Brown	1990	Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
i	Epistrophy	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Thelonious Monk
i	Fly with the Wind	Donald Brown	April 2013	McCoy Tyner
i	Gaslight	Donald Brown	1991	Duke Pearson
i	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?	Donald Brown	1989	McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
i	Give Me the Simple Life	Donald Brown	1995	John Payne BRD, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC, Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Betty Barclay REL
i	I Can't Give You Anything but Love	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	Adelaide Hall PRF, Meyer Davis' Swanee Syncopators – Vocal Chorus by Al Shayne REC
i	I Cover the Waterfront	Donald Brown	April 2013	Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
i	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	Donald Brown	1995	Marcy Westcott and Richard Kollmar PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louise Tobin REC,REL
i	If I Should Lose You	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
i	If You Could See Me Now	Donald Brown	1988	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Tad Dameron
i	I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Bing Crosby, Leonid Kinskey, Martha Raye, Bob Burns and Louis Prima with The Sons of the Pioneers
i	I Mean You	Donald Brown	1995	Coleman Hawkins and Orch.
i	I Should Care	Donald Brown	1989	Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
i	Just One of Those Things	Donald Brown	April 2013	Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen REC,REL, June Knight & Charles Walters PRF
i	Killer Joe	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	Art Farmer & Benny Golson
i	Killing Me Softly with His Song	Donald Brown	1989	Lori Lieberman
i	Like Someone in Love	Donald Brown	1999	Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
i	Make Sure You're Sure	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	Stevie Wonder
i	Night Mist Blues	Donald Brown	1989	Ahmad Jamal
i	On a Green Dolphin Street	Donald Brown	1995	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i	Pent-Up House	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Sonny Rollins
i	Pomponio	Donald Brown	July 2002	Bobby Hutcherson
i	Pressing the Issue	Donald Brown	1998	Woody Shaw
i	Quiet Lady	Donald Brown	1999	Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
i	Send One Your Love	Donald Brown	March 1994	Stevie Wonder
i	Smile	Donald Brown	July 2002	Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
i	Speak Low	Donald Brown	1988	Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i	Strode Rode	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Sonny Rollins
i	Take the "A" Train	Donald Brown	1995	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Theme for Ernie	Donald Brown	1989	John Coltrane
i	Theme for My Father	Donald Brown	1995	Contemporary Piano Ensemble
i	The Second Time Around	Donald Brown	March 1994	Bing Crosby with Pete King and His Orchestra
i	The Smile of the Snake	Donald Brown	1992	The Art Farmer Quintet
i	The Sweetest Sounds	Donald Brown	1989	Diahann Carroll & Richard Kiley REL,PRF
i	Ugly Beauty	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Thelonious Monk
i	Utopia	Donald Brown	July 2002	McCoy Tyner
i	Whisper Not	Donald Brown	March 1994	Lee Morgan Sextet
i	Willow Weep for Me	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Woody'n You	Donald Brown	1989	Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra
i	You Must Believe in Spring	Donald Brown	April 2013	Jacques Revaux
i	You're Looking at Me	Donald Brown	1999	Bobby Troup with Orchestra conducted by Bob Enevoldsen

Songs written by Donald Brown

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Free Man?	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1992	Unverified
Bassically Simple	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1988	Covered by Dana Landry Trio
Blues for Brother Jerome	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1995	Covered by Larry McClellan
Capetown Ambush	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1990	Covered by (2 artists)
Car Tunes	Donald Brown	Billy Drummond Quartet	1994	Covered by Donald Brown
Daddy's Girl Cynthia	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	April 1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Episode from a Village Dance	Donald Brown	James Williams Sextet	1985	Covered by (2 artists)
New York	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1990	Unverified
Phineas	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1990	Covered by (3 artists)
Playground for the Birds	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1988	Covered by Renee Rosnes
Smile of the Snake	Donald Brown	The Art Farmer Quintet	February 1988	Covered by (3 artists)
The Biscuit Man	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1991	Covered by (4 artists)
The Early Bird Gets the Short End of the Stick	Donald Brown	Donald Brown	1988	Covered by Jon Faddis
Theme for Malcolm	Donald Brown	Donald Byrd Sextet	1990	Covered by (5 artists)
Theme for My Father	Donald Brown	Contemporary Piano Ensemble	1993	Covered by Donald Brown
Waltz for Monk	Donald Brown	James Williams	1984	Covered by Mulgrew Miller

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Autumn in New York	Donald Brown Trio	March 2003	Space Time Records
Born to Be Blue	Donald Brown	April 2013	Space Time Records
Cartunes	Donald Brown	1995	Muse Records
Cause and Effect	Donald Brown	1992	Muse Records
Early Bird	Donald Brown	1988	Sunnyside Records
Enchanté!	Donald Brown	1999	Space Time Records
Epistrophy	Billy Pierce with Donald Brown, Christian McBride, Billy Drummond	1995	Evidence Music
French Kiss	Donald Brown	July 2002	Space Time Records
People Music	Donald Brown	1991	Muse Records
Piano Short Stories	Donald Brown	1995	Space Time Records
Send One Your Love	Donald Brown	March 1994	Muse Records
Sources of Inspiration	Donald Brown	1990	Muse Records
The Sweetest Sounds	Donald Brown	1989	Jazz City
Wurd on the Skreet	Donald Brown	1998	Space Time Records