Gerry Brown

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ex Return To Forever, Kraan, The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, The Eleventh House

Jazz drummer who has featured with bassists Stanley Clarke and John Lee and is an ex-member of Chick Corea’s Return To Forever. He has also worked with a number of diverse artists such as Phil Collins, Julee Cruise, Roberta Flack and Marvin Gaye as well as holding the distinction of being Stevie Wonder’s touring drummer for a number of years. Also worked in Germany.
Born: 9 November 1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Do NOT confuse with hip hop & R&B producer, engineer Gerry E. Brown.

ALBUMS

Sound Liberation Feat. David Bankx & Gerry Brown

2023, File, MP3, Single, 320, Composers Concordance Records

The Rob Franken Electrification* + Ferdinand Povel + Jiggs Whigham + Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen + Joop Scholten + Jan Huydts + John Lee (3) & Gerry Brown

Colours & Images

2018, LP, Album, 678 Records,

Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Rock

Pete York, Louie Bellson*, Cozy Powell, Gerry Brown, Ian Paice, Simon Phillips, Nippy Noya

Pete York Presents Super Drumming

Blues Rock/Classic Rock/Jazz-Rock

John Lee (3), Gerry Brown, Eef Albers, Darryl Thompson*

John Lee (3) & Gerry Brown

Will It Last? / Celebration

John Lee (3) & Gerry Brown

Jazz-Funk/Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Stu Goldberg • John Lee (3) • Gerry Brown

John Lee (3) And Gerry Brown

John Lee (3) & Gerry Brown

Strut 'n' Get Up / Freeze It Up

1976, 12", Promo, Blue Note

John Lee (3) & Gerry Brown

Still Can't Say Enough

Fusion/Jazz-Funk

John Lee (3) & Gerry Brown

Fusion/Jazz-Funk

John Lee (3) / Gerry Brown Featuring: Chris Hinze & Gary Bartz

2001, CD, Single, Capitol Records, CSN Records

Vanessa Williams

The Comfort Zone

1980, 7", Promo, Styrene, Columbia, Columbia,

Contemporary Jazz/Disco

Toshinobu Kubota

The Baddest Only For Lovers In The Mood

2002, CD, Comp, SME Records,

1994, 2x Vinyl,

Return To Forever

The Complete Columbia Albums Collection

2011, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM , Columbia, Legacy,

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Berliner Ring And Other Exotic & Unreleased 80ies Material

2002, CD, Album, Bassball Recordings,

Krautrock/Jazz-Rock

2 Schallplatten

1983, 2xLP, Comp, GeeBeeDee

Joachim Kühn Quartett

Joachim Kühn Quartett

1982, LP, Album, Aliso Records, Aliso Records

Eef Albers Kwartet

1981, LP, Album, Varajazz,

Return To Forever

Return To Forever

1981, Cass, Comp, CBS/Sony,

The Chris Hinze Combination

Fusion/Latin Jazz

Return To Forever

Live (The Complete Concert)

1978, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,

Fusion/Latin Jazz

Return To Forever

Fusion/Latin Jazz

Return To Forever

The Chris Hinze Combination

Jazz-Funk/Fusion/Jazz-Rock

The Chris Hinze Combination

Virgin Sacrifice

LP, Album, Franklin Records (6),

Eef Albers Kwartet

CDr, Album, Fonos,

Krautrock/Jazz-Rock

Return To Forever

Fusion/Latin Jazz

The Chris Hinze Combination

APPEARANCES +

Sound Liberation

2023, File, MP3, Single, 320, Composers Concordance Records

終わらない夜

2022, CD + DVD-V, NTSC, Not On Label (Hideki Saijo Self-released),

Philip Catherine

75 Live at Flagey

2022, CD, Album, Outhere Music

The Guitar Of BN-LA

2020, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note, Universal Music Group,

Funk/Fusion/Jazz-Funk

The Rob Franken Electrification*

Functional Stereo Music

2019, 3xCD, Album, Comp, 678 Records

Basil Fearrington

Kameerijano: Looking Straight Ahead

2018, CDr, Album, Not On Label

Philip Catherine

Selected Works 1974-1982

2017, Box, Comp + 5xCD, RE, RM, Warner Music France,

Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Jazz

Soulscape Screenshots

2015, CD, Album, Bassball Recordings, 36music

The Stanley Clarke Band

Companion (2) / Double Discovery / Boris Midney

Companion / Double Discovery / One Off Projects

2013, CD, Album, RE, S/Edition + CD, Comp, Harmless

Patrice + Pizzazz + Posh

2013, 2xCD, Comp, Dlx, RM, Edsel Records, Rhino Records (2),

Blue Note Live At The Roxy Vol.2

2012, CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, RE, RM, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Blue Note Live At The Roxy Vol.2

Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Chrysta Bell Produced By David Lynch

Swinging Jazz Violin

Gypsy Jazz/Fusion/Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening

Modal/Post Bop/Bop/Bossa Nova/Calypso/Smooth Jazz/Samba/Fusion

Bunny Brunel & Friends

2004, CD, Album, Brunel Music

Elaine Hoffman Watts, Susan Hoffman Watts

I Remember Klezmer: The Art Of Klezmer Drumming

2003, CD, Album, Not On Label

Nightcruising (The Music Of Chris Beckers 1981-2003)

2003, CD, Album, Comp, CrisCrazz Records,

1,2, To The Bass

Contemporary Jazz

Pete York, Various

Super Drumming Vol. 1

Native Tongue (Enhanced CD)

2001, CD, Enh, Falkreations Music,

Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Cool Jazz/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz

H-e-e-ere's AKBAR!*

Musician With A Day Job

2001, CD, A & M Enterprises Inc.

1999, CD, Comp, BGP Records,

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk/Latin Jazz

NDR Bigband* feat. Tomasz Stańko, Heinz Sauer

1999, CD, Album, ACT (4),

Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Big Band

1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, 550 Music, Legacy,

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Barry Finnerty, Mike Stern, Joe Pass, Chuck Loeb, Alex Gunia, Thomas Blug, Eef Albers, Daryl Thompson, Frank Haunschild

Guitar Talk - First Come First Serve

1999, CD, Comp, Smplr, Hot Wire Records,

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock

Oscar Brown Jr.

Live Every Minute

1998, CD, Album, Minor Music,

Big Band/Soul-Jazz

Wolfhound - Haigis*

1998, CD, Comp, Jeton,

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Rahsaan Roland Kirk*

Aces Back To Back

1998, 4xCD, Comp, RE + Box, 32 Jazz,

Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz

Bravissimo II - 50 Years

Color Of The Truth

1997, CD, Album, MPWest

Sweet Baby J'ai

The Art Of Blue

1997, CD, Album, Sunset Music Group

Healing Intentions

1997, CD, Album, Enh, Midnight Lamp Cybermedia Arts,

Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Prog Rock

The Bass-ic Collection

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock

1996, CD, Comp, Legacy,

Swing/Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

The Motown Years 1972 - 1976

NDR-Bigband* Featuring Inga Rumpf

The Spirit Of Jimi Hendrix

1995, CD, Extra Records & Tapes,

Vriendschap Is Geluk Hebben

1995, CD, Album, Willibrord Disc,

Baroque/Easy Listening

Natural Wonder (Stevie Wonder Live In Concert)

Jazz To The World (A Christmas Collection)

Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Post Bop/Smooth Jazz/Holiday

Inner City Blues

For Here Where The Life Is / Fingernails

1993, CD, Album, Comp, Bell Records (5),

Jazz-Rock/Vocal/Samba/Contemporary Jazz

The Voice Of Love

East River Drive

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Theme

GRP 10th Anniversary Collection

Soul-Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz

Passenger 57 (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Score

Michael O'Neill

Soul/Contemporary Jazz/Funk

Love And Understanding

Reference Highlights

1990, LP, Album, Klack! Klack!

Ο Top Fm Παρουσιάζει Jazz Με Τον Κώστα Γιαννουλόπουλο

Latin Jazz/Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock

L.A. Keyboard Project

Joined Together

If This Bass Could Only Talk

Jazz-Funk/Fusion

Pete York, Various

Super Drumming Volume 1

Fusion/Pop Rock

Pop Rock/Synth-pop

Soul/Funk/Disco/Afrobeat

Torsten De Winkel

Put Sunshine In It

Contemporary Jazz/Fusion

Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz

Jazzdance/Disco

The Wonders Of His Love

Gospel/Soul/Disco

George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band*

1983, LP, AMIGA,

Big Band/Latin Jazz

1983, LP, Album, World Of Music

Chris Beckers' Splash*

Baroque's Best - Bach Mozart Telemann Vivaldi

Baroque/Classical

Wolfhound / Anne Haigis

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

1982, LP, Album, Mood Records

1982, 12", EP, View Records,

The Best Of Stanley Clarke

The Brothers Johnson*

Soul/Funk/Disco

1980, LP, Album, MPS Records

Didier Lockwood

Live In Montreux

Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Post Bop

1980, Vinyl SP - Specialty Press,

I Wanna Play For You

1979, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz

Eddie Henderson

Runnin' To Your Love

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Disco

Cinemascope / Piano

1978, 2xLP, Comp, MPS Records,

Fusion/Contemporary Jazz

Fusion/Funk/Jazz-Funk

Ellen McIlwaine*

Ellen McIlwaine

Chris Hinze, Louis van Dijk

Back To Bach - The Best Of The Bach Recordings

1977, LP, Comp, CBS,

Zbigniew Seifert

Zbigniew Seifert

Jazz-Funk/Fusion

Progressive Rock Stars

Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Prog Rock

The Metropole Symphonic Orchestra* With The Chris Hinze Combination

The Eleventh House Featuring Larry Coryell

Miroslav Vitous

Contemporary Sampler

Chicago Blues/Funk

Philip Catherine

1976, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing,

1975, LP, Album, Vertigo,

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock

Urszula Dudziak

Philip Catherine

Michal Urbaniak*

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Free Funk/Psychedelic/Funk

Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine

Toots Thielemans / Philip Catherine / & Friends

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Free Jazz

Charlie Mariano

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Psychedelic/Free Improvisation

Chris Hinze Featuring: Louis Van Dyke* & Jan Goudswaard

Sketches On Bach

Philip Catherine

Jasper van't Hof

Chris Hinze Presents: Wim Stolwijk / Clair-Obscure

1973, LP, Album, CBS,

Chris Hinze Combination*

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Free Jazz/Modal

P.M.A. Jazz Ensemble*

The College Jazz Series

DJ Krush & Muro

Diggin' On Blue - Mixed By DJ Krush & Muro

2019, 2xCD, Mixed, Blue Note,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Private Collection Volume 3 (More Independent Jazz Sounds From The Seventies & Eighties)

Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Beginner's Guide To Jazz Funk

2013, 3xCD, Comp, Nascente,

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

Kyoto Jazz Massive

ESP DJ Classics Vol. 9: Spiritual Shelter

2011, CD, Comp, ESP DJ Classics

Wax Poetics Japan Exclusive Beats Mix Series Mixed By DJ Jin

2010, CD, Comp, Mixed, Universal Music,

Audible Visions: A Spaced Out Musical Ceremony

2009, CD, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Audible Visions France,

Italo-Disco/Industrial/Synth-pop/EBM/New Wave

Pete York's Super Drumming - The Ultimate Collection

2009, DVD Dolby Digital 5.1,

Soul Station 11154

Blue Note Trip - The 12-CD Collection

2007, Box, Comp, Promo, Con + 12xCD, Comp, Mixed, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Bop/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Samba/Cool Jazz/Post Bop/Conscious/Disco/Hard Bop/Acid Jazz/Downtempo

Essential Blue -Sunday Blue-

Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz

Kyoto Jazz Classics Presents Dazzling Blue (A Collection Of Soulful Fusion From Blue Note)

2005, CD, Comp, Blue Note

Goin' Down / Gettin' Up

2004, 2x CD Digipak,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz

Essential Jazz Vol. 2

Samba/Free Jazz/Batucada/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz

40 Years Of Jazz - The Best Of Blue Note - Box 5

1983, 4xLP, Comp, Box, EMI,

Blue Note Live At The Roxy

Contemporary Sampler

Rhythm & Sounds

1975, LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Teichiku Records,

Chris Hinze Presents: Keytone Records

1974, LP, Comp, Promo, Keytone Records

LP, Comp, Not On Label,

The Original Masters: From The Past, Present And Future Vol.13

2019, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Milestone Records (2)

2019, 4xCD, Comp, Unofficial, KIK,

Disco/Italo-Disco/Latin/Funk/Soul

Dream Pop/Downtempo

The Stanley Clarke Band

Brothers Johnson

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Life Records (13)

Modal/Post Bop/Bop/Bossa Nova/Calypso/Smooth Jazz/Samba/Fusion

Michal Urbaniak*

The Bass-ic Collection

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock

If This Bass Could Only Talk

The Voice Of Love

Smooth Jazz/Downtempo

1986, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label,

1,2, To The Bass

Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke In Return To Forever

Live At Palladium Theatre New York City 1977