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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Reuben Brown</span></h1>
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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Reuben Brown</b> (* <a href="1._Dezember" title="1. Dezember">1. Dezember</a> <a href="1939" title="1939">1939</a> in <a href="Washington%2C_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>; † <a href="10._Januar" title="10. Januar">10. Januar</a> <a href="2018" title="2018">2018</a> ebendort<sup id="cite_ref-obit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) war ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazzmusiker</a> (<a href="Piano" class="mw-redirect" title="Piano">Piano</a>, <a href="E-Piano" class="mw-redirect" title="E-Piano">E-Piano</a>, <a href="Komposition_(Musik)" title="Komposition (Musik)">Komposition</a>), der vor allem in der Musikszene des Bundesdistrikts aktiv war.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben_und_Wirken">Leben und Wirken</h2></div>
<p>Brown besuchte die McKinley High School; ein Schulfreund war <a href="Billy_Hart" title="Billy Hart">Billy Hart</a>. Im Hauptberuf war er später am <a href="National_Institutes_of_Health" title="National Institutes of Health">National Institutes of Health</a> in der Forschung tätig; daneben trat er in Washingtoner Jazzclubs wie dem <i>One Step Down</i> auf.<sup id="cite_ref-wp_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1976 spielte er mit <a href="Richie_Cole" title="Richie Cole">Richie Cole</a> das gemeinsame Album <i>Starburst</i> (<a href="Adelphi_Records" title="Adelphi Records">Adelphi</a>) ein, u. a. mit <a href="Marshall_Hawkins" title="Marshall Hawkins">Marshall Hawkins</a> (Bass) und Bernard Sweetney (Schlagzeug). Er war an Aufnahmen u. a. von Allen Houser (<i>Live 1974</i>), <a href="Ron_Holloway_(Musiker)" title="Ron Holloway (Musiker)">Ron Holloway</a> (<i>Slanted</i>, 1993), <a href="Buck_Hill" title="Buck Hill">Buck Hill</a> und <a href="Winard_Harper" title="Winard Harper">Winard Harper</a> (<i>Be Yourself</i>, 1994) beteiligt. 1994 gastierte er mit dem Buck Hill Quartet auf dem <a href="North_Sea_Jazz_Festival" title="North Sea Jazz Festival">North Sea Jazz Festival</a>; im selben Jahr entstand das Soloalbum <i>Blue and Brown</i> und in Triobesetzung der Mitschnitt <i>Ice Scape</i> (<a href="SteepleChase_Records" title="SteepleChase Records">SteepleChase</a>), mit <a href="Rufus_Reid" title="Rufus Reid">Rufus Reid</a> und Billy Hart, auf dem Brown Standards wie <i><a href="Die_Moritat_von_Mackie_Messer" title="Die Moritat von Mackie Messer">Mack the Knife</a></i>, <i><a href="A_Night_in_Tunisia" title="A Night in Tunisia">A Night in Tunisia</a></i> und <i><a href="Lush_Life_(Billy-Strayhorn-Lied)" title="Lush Life (Billy-Strayhorn-Lied)">Lush Life</a></i> interpretierte.<sup id="cite_ref-jt_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jt-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Kurz darauf erlitt Brown einen <a href="Schlaganfall" title="Schlaganfall">Schlaganfall</a>, der seine Karriere beendete. Bei einem Benefizkonzert in der Botschaft Österreichs spielten 1995 Billy Hart, Winard Harper (der auch Kompositionen Browns aufgenommen hatte), <a href="George_Coleman" title="George Coleman">George Coleman</a>, <a href="Buster_Williams" title="Buster Williams">Buster Williams</a>, <a href="Barry_Harris" title="Barry Harris">Barry Harris</a>, <a href="Cecil_McBee" title="Cecil McBee">Cecil McBee</a>, <a href="Steve_Novosel" title="Steve Novosel">Steve Novosel</a>, <a href="Claudio_Roditi" title="Claudio Roditi">Claudio Roditi</a>, <a href="James_Williams_(Musiker)" title="James Williams (Musiker)">James Williams</a> und Lisa Rich.<sup id="cite_ref-wp_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Im Bereich des Jazz war er zwischen 1974 und 1994 an elf Aufnahmesessions beteiligt.<sup id="cite_ref-lord_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lord-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001359039">Reuben Brown</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Reuben+Brown+%282%29">Reuben Brown</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-obit-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-obit_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jazzpromoservices.com/jazz-news/obituary-for-pianist-mr-reuben-brown/"><i>Obituary for Mr. Reuben G. Brown.</i></a> 10. Januar 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 11. April 2018</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AReuben+Brown&rft.title=Obituary+for+Mr.+Reuben+G.+Brown&rft.description=Obituary+for+Mr.+Reuben+G.+Brown&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fjazzpromoservices.com%2Fjazz-news%2Fobituary-for-pianist-mr-reuben-brown%2F&rft.date=2018-01-10&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-wp-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wp_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wp_2-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Mike Joyce: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/09/13/tribute-to-dcs-piano-man/64440ccf-b729-491a-9eb2-de0b559b77ed/"><i>Tribute to D.C.'S Piano Man.</i></a> <a href="The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>, 13. September 1995,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 12. Januar 2018</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AReuben+Brown&rft.title=Tribute+to+D.C.%27S+Piano+Man&rft.description=Tribute+to+D.C.%27S+Piano+Man&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Farchive%2Flifestyle%2F1995%2F09%2F13%2Ftribute-to-dcs-piano-man%2F64440ccf-b729-491a-9eb2-de0b559b77ed%2F&rft.creator=Mike+Joyce&rft.publisher=%5B%5BThe+Washington+Post%5D%5D&rft.date=1995-09-13&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-jt-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-jt_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Willard Jenkins: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/reuben-brown-trio-ice-scape/"><i>Reuben Brown Trio: Ice Scape.</i></a> <a href="JazzTimes" title="JazzTimes">JazzTimes</a>, 1. Januar 1998,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 12. Januar 2018</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AReuben+Brown&rft.title=Reuben+Brown+Trio%3A+Ice+Scape&rft.description=Reuben+Brown+Trio%3A+Ice+Scape&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fjazztimes.com%2Freviews%2Falbums%2Freuben-brown-trio-ice-scape%2F&rft.creator=Willard+Jenkins&rft.publisher=%5B%5BJazzTimes%5D%5D&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-lord-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-lord_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="Tom_Lord" title="Tom Lord">Tom Lord</a>: <i>The Jazz Discography</i> (online, abgerufen am 12. Januar 2018)</span>
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