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Montreal-born pianist Brian Browne has long been regarded as one of the leading proponents of jazz piano in Canada. Browne's distinctive, bluesy piano style swings with traces of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner and Bill Evans, yet the sound is unmistakably his own.
Brian is currently living and working in Ottawa, having come full circle in a career that took him to Toronto and New York. He now divides his time between performing at festivals, concerts, jazz venues, private functions and teaching.
Brian's recordings: Blue Browne, Tramps, Beatles, Live at the Park Plaza, The Letter, Quiet Night, and Odyssey, are now all available on CD.
New - DVD/CD by the Brian Browne Trio, Live at NAC 4th Stage
In 1969, CBC Television produced "The Jazz Piano", a special arts programme
featuring a select group of jazz pianists: Errol Garner, Bill Evans, Marian
McPartland, and Brian Browne. A Canadian jazz pianist extraordinaire, Brian
Browne has a unique natural gift for music that is manifested through a
highly individual sense of musical artistry - a gift which granted Browne a
certain membership to the distinguished company featured in the programme.
Brian Browne has produced seven recordings that have come to be treasured
by those who possess them. "The Letter", issued by Capital Recordings was a
recognized hit. It featured the composition "Morning Noon and Night-time Too",
for which Browne won the coveted BMI Composition of the Year award in 1974.
With a musical career that spans over thirty years, he has gained a reputation
as a true Canadian jazz legend. Recently, he returned to Canada from a 10 year
stay in New York City where his current release "Live at Tramps" was recorded.
Originally from Montreal, Browne moved as a teenager to Ottawa, where his
musical career soon began. By the age of eighteen he was playing in local
clubs and soon had his own CBC radio programme. He studied at the Berklee
School of Music and later won a scholarship to study with Oscar Peterson
in Toronto. In 1986 he opened Zoe's Lounge in Ottawa's Chateau Laurier
hotel and remained there for a year as musical director. He subsequently
moved to New York City, where he spent several years actively in the music
scene. With his return to Ottawa, long-time fans of Browne's soulful,
swinging piano sound are once again delighted by his local appearances.
Brian Browne Trio at the NAC - DVD/CD Combo
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Brian Browne Trio at the NAC - DVD/CD Combo
The Brian Browne Trio live at the NAC 4th Stage, DVD and CD combination. With fantastic live footage and audio, this beautiful package will delight fans and newcomers alike. Enjoy a wonderful evening of jazz at its finest with the Brian Browne Trio, featuring Paul Novotny on bass and Daniel Barnes on drums.
1. Solo-Medly
Waters of Erin
A Felicidade
Wait till you see her
2. St. Lois Blues
3. Once I loved
4. Whisper not
5. Georgia On My Mind
6. Send in the Clowns
7. There is no greater love
8. Besame Mucho
9. Skating in Central Park
10. I Remember Clifford
11. A Certain Smile
12. I'll Remember April
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Brian Browne Christmas
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Christmas
The new solo piano release "Christmas" - The spirit of the season captured in
the rich harmonies of Brian Browne at the piano! Recorded on a 9 foot Steinway,
this broad selection of Christmas songs old and new, familiar and rare, is a
perfect context for warm, blues-tinged jazz interpretations.
Track Listing:
1. Christmas Time Is Here
2. A Huron Carol
3. I'll Be Home For Christmas
4. In The Bleak Mid Winter
5. Santa Claus Blues
6. Favourite Things
7. Santa Claus Is Coming
8. The Christmas Song
9. Sleigh Ride
10. I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas
11. Winter Wonderland
12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
13. Peace
14. Christmas Is Near
15. Silver Bells
16. Christmas Forever
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Odyssey
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Odyssey - Brian Browne
After laying hidden for years, a master recording of a rare solo piano concert for the CBC has made its debut on CD. Digitally remastered and now available for the first time, Odyssey is a compilation of Brian Browne originals that, one afternoon in 1986, were laid down on tape before an audience enraptured by the endless improvisational creativity of Browne playing at his peak. A treaure.
Track Listing:
1. Morning, Noon and Night Time Too
2. Swedish Summer
3. Blues in E & F
4. Time Being
5. The Bread Song
6. Odyssey
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Quiet Night
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Quiet Night - The Brian Browne Trio
Recorded live at the intimate Cafe Paradiso in Ottawa, the new release from
the Brian Browne Trio is a musical treat that will set the perfect note for
a Quiet Night of beautiful, warm and sensitively interpreted music.
Track Listing:
1. Beautiful Creatures
2. Lover Man
3. Quiet Night
4. All In Love Is Fair
5. Willow Weep For Me
6. Besame Mucho
7. Django
8. 'Til The Cows Come Home
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Testimony
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Testimony - Peter Woods & Brian Browne
Track listing
1. The Rev
2. What a Wonderful World
3. Nature Boy
4. Willow Weep for Me
5. I'll Be Around
6. Lament
7. Prose and Poetry
8. Georgia
9. The Water is Wide
10. As Time Goes By
11. Roses of Picardy
12. Come Sunday
13. Testimony
Testimony, the debut release from Ottawa sax man Peter Woods, bears witness to the creative harmony found in an effective musical partnership. Woods, a relative newcomer to the scene, provides lyrical interpretations against the lush harmonic backdrop created by veteran jazz pianist Brian Browne. A fine introduction to Woods' playing, this CD also features numerous passages where Browne's distinctive solo piano sound, on a beautiful Steinway grand piano, can be fully appreciated.
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Blue Browne
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Blue Browne - Brian Browne Trio
Sea Jam Recordings SJ 1012-2
Track listing
1. Blue Browne
2. Scarborough Fair
3. Drown In My Own Tears
4. Poinciana
5. Baubles Bangles and Beads
6. Here's Your Hat, Where's Your Hurry
7. How Insensitive
8. Georgia
9. Just The Way You Are
Find out why this album continues to get excellent reviews... the Brian Browne
Trio's latest album features bassist Paul Novotny with drummers Barry Elmes
and Archie Alleyne backing Brian's simmering piano grooves!
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Live at the Park Plaza
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Live at the Park Plaza, The Brian Browne Trio
Brian Browne - Piano
Terry Browne - Bass
Doug Johnston - Drums
Produced by Brian Browne
Track listing
1. Uncle Albert - Admiral Halsey 5:20
2. Girl Talk 7:20
3. Sugar Ray 9:27
4. My Love 7:12
5. When I Die 6:27
6. Poinciana 7:20
By the way, if straight lines are your thing, make one to your record player,
or, better still, to the Rowland Emmet Lounge, Park Plaza, Toronto. There's
something for the eye and very definitely something for the ear.
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The Letter
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The Letter, Brian Browne
Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd. SKAO 6305
Brian Browne piano
Skip Beckwith bass
Bruce Philp percussion
Produced by Brian Ahern
Track listing
1. If I Were a Carpenter
2. Hi-Heel Sneakers
3. Medley: A Salty Dog / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. What the World Needs Now is Love
5. The Bread Song (B. Browne)
6. Games People Play 2:00
7. Morning, Noon and Night-time too (B. Browne)
8. The Letter
We met a butterfly
Sitting in the evening sun
Waiting for the bats to come out and play
We didn't know him
But he seemed to know us
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Tramps
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Live at Tramps - The Brian Browne Trio
Recorded live in New York City this album features the distinctive sound of
the Brian Browne Trio. Enjoy the swinging sound of a jazz piano trio at its finest.
Track listing
1. Now's the Time [listen]
2. If I Should Lose You
3. God Bless the Child
4. Autumn Leaves
5. You Don't Know What Love Is [listen]
6. Love For Sale
7. My Funny Valentine
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Beatles
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Beatles - Brian Browne
Jazzimage JZ105 / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1986
Produced by Athan Katsos
Track listing
1. She Came in through the Bathroom Window 3:38
2. Mean Mr. Mustard 4:22
3. Lovely Rita 2:59
4. I Want to Hold Your Hand 3:59
5. Honey Pie 4:03
6. Golden Slumbers :56
7. You Never Give Me Your Money 4:15
8. Lady Madonna 2:35
9. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 2:34
10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4:47
11. She's Leaving Home 3:38
From nuance to shout, Brian Browne's style is well suited to his numerous jazz trio and concert appearances across North America. Television and recording artist, soloist and studio musisian, all these avenues reveal Brian's sensitivity for melody and feel for a "groove".
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Friday March 12th, 2010
Brian Browne - Live Jazz -Mooney's Bay Bistro
6:30-9:30 with Lindsay MacLeod and Ivan Matte
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