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Trumpeters · 1927–2003

Ruby Braff

American musician (1927–2003)

Born
16 March 1927
Boston
Died
9 February 2003
Chatham
Country
United States
Record labels
Candid Records, Arbors Records
Discography
71 albums

Biography

Ruby Braff was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Ruby Braff was born on 16 March 1927 in Boston and died on 9 February 2003 in Chatham. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Candid Records and Arbors Records. The discography here lists 71 albums, from “2 Part Invention in Jazz, Volume 1” (1955) to “Ralph Sutton Quartet Featuring Ruby Braff Vol. 3” (2023).

Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Garry Moore television show and described Ruby as "the Ivy League Louis Armstrong". Braff, who was of Jewish heritage, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He was renowned for working in an idiom ultimately derived from the playing of Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke. He began playing in local clubs in the 1940s. In 1949, he was hired to play with the Edmond Hall Orchestra at the Savoy Cafe of Boston. He relocated to New York in 1953 where he was much in demand for band dates and recordings. He resided in Harwich, Massachusetts and died of complications from emphysema, heart failure, and glaucoma on February 9, 2003, in Chatham, Massachusetts. He had spent a good part of his life living in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York City.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

2 Part Invention in Jazz, Volume 1 1955 · Vanguard 2 Part Inventions in Jazz, Vol. 2 1955 · Vanguard Ball at Bethlehem With Braff 1955 · Bethlehem Records Holiday in Braff 1955 · Bethlehem Records Storyville Presents Ruby Braff 1955 Swinging With Ruby Braff 1955 · Jazztone Braff!! 1956 · Epic Ruby Braff 1956 · Philips Ruby Braff Featuring Dave McKenna 1956 · ABC-Paramount
The Magic Horn 1956
Two by Two - Ruby and Ellis Play Rodgers and Hart 1956 · Vanguard A Ruby Braff Omnibus 1957 · Bethlehem Records Hi-Fi Salute to Bunny 1957 · RCA Victor Blowing Around the World 1959 · United Artists Easy Now 1959 · RCA Victor You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me 1959 Ruby Braff Plays Louis Armstrong 1970 · BYG Records The Ruby Braff Special 1970 · Vanguard Hear Me Talkin' 1971 · Polydor Ruby Braff and His International Jazz Quartet Plus Three 1972 · Chiaroscuro Records Ruby Braff Special 1973 · Vanguard Bugle Call Rag 1976 · Jazz Vogue Them There Eyes 1976 · Sonet Adoration of the Melody 1978 · Bethlehem Records Braff Plays Bing, Volume 1 1978 · Pizza Express Pretties 1978 · Sonet Ruby Got Rhythm 1978 · Black Lion Records Ruby Braff with the Ed Bickert Trio 1979 · Sackville The Mighty Braff 1982 · Affinity America the Beautiful 1984 · Concord Jazz
A First 1985
Fireworks: The New School Concert 1983 1985 · Inner City Records
A Sailboat in the Moonlight 1986
Ruby and Gene Play George and Ira Gershwin 1987
Me Myself and I 1989
Music From My Fair Lady: With an Extra Bit of Luck 1989 · Concord Records
Ruby Braff & Buddy Tate with the Newport All Stars 1990
Younger Than Swingtime: Music from South Pacific 1990 · Concord Jazz
Ruby Braff and His New England Songhounds, Volume One 1991
Ruby Braff and His New England Songhounds, Volume 2 1992
Very Sinatra 1993
Controlled Nonchalance at the Regattabar, Volume 1 1994 · Live
Cornet Chop Suey 1994
Live at the Regattabar 1994 · Live
Calling Berlin, Vol. 1 1995
Calling Berlin, Vol. 2 1996
Inside & Out 1996
Play Nice Tunes 1996 · Arbors Records
As Time Goes By... 1997 · Live
Braff Plays Wimbledon - The First Set 1997
Ruby Braff Remembers Louis Armstrong: Being With You 1997
Braff Plays Wimbledon - The Second Set 1998
It Had to Be Us 1998 · Chiaroscuro Records
You Can Depend On Me 1998
Born to Play 1999
The Grand Reunion 1999
Live at “Sunnie’s Rendezvous”, Vol. 3 2000 · Live
Ralph Sutton Quartet Feat. Ruby Braff, Vol. 4 2000 · Live
The Cape Codfather 2000
I Hear Music 2001
Music for the Still of the Night 2001
Relaxing at the Penthouse with Ruby Braff and the John Pizzarelli Trio 2002
Watch What Happens 2002 · Arbors Records
You Brought a New Kind of Love 2004
Controlled Nonchalance at the Regattabar, Volume 2 2005 · Live
C'est Magnifique 2007 · Arbors Records
Little Things - Live in Dublin 1976 2007 · Live
For the Last Time - Ruby Braff's Historic Final Performance With Scott Hamilton 2008
Ruby Braff Goes "Girl Crazy" 2009
Our Love Is Here to Stay 2010
Ralph Sutton Quartet Featuring Ruby Braff Vol. 3 2023

Also plays on

Albums where Ruby Braff is credited as a sideman

1954 B.G. in Hi-Fi — Benny Goodman trumpet
1954 Buck Clayton Meets Ruby Braff — Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff trumpet
1955 Wein, Women & Song — George Wein trumpet
1970 Louis Armstrong and His Friends — Louis Armstrong background vocals
1971 All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session) — Buck Clayton trumpet
1975 Satchmo Remembered the Music of Louis Armstrong at Carnegie Hall — Dick Hyman, The New York Jazz Repertory Company cornet
1977 Fats Waller's Heavenly Jive — Dick Hyman & Ruby Braff cornet
1977 The Test of Time — Bud Freeman featuring Ruby Braff trumpet
1987 Manhattan Jazz — Dick Hyman & Ruby Braff cornet
1998 Gershwin Jazz — George Gershwin performer
2008 How Hi the Fi / Jumpin' at the Woodside — Buck Clayton trumpet
— Septet & Octet — Urbie Green trumpet

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Ruby Braff play?

Ruby Braff is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Ruby Braff born?

Ruby Braff was born 16 March 1927 in Boston.

What are Ruby Braff's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include 2 Part Invention in Jazz, Volume 1 (1955), 2 Part Inventions in Jazz, Vol. 2 (1955), Ball at Bethlehem With Braff (1955), Holiday in Braff (1955) and Storyville Presents Ruby Braff (1955).

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