Jazz

Ruby Braff: Music For The Still Of The Night

Ruby Braff has been so good for so long that it’s easy to take him for granted. He suffers from what a friend of mine calls the "Zoot Sims Syndrome" a situation in which another great release is not ...
Jazz

Ruby Braff and Ralph Sutton: R & R

Two classic traditional jazz recordings have finally made it to compact disc. The Ralph Sutton—Ruby Braff Duet (Chaz Jazz 101-2. 1979) and The Ralph Sutton—Ruby Braff Quartet (Chaz Jazz 102-2, 1979) ...
Jazz

Ruby Braff Quartet: Watch What Happens

This review also serves as a tribute and an obituary for a marvelous jazz cornetist. Ruby Braff died on February 9, 2003 in North Chatham, Mass., at age 75. The cause of death was given as ...
Jazz

Ruby Braff: I Hear Music

Ruby Braff has compiled an album of sheer pleasure in quintet work. His well shaped cornet sound, and the interplay of the instruments through each cut is a shining example of mastery of pacing and a ...
The Washington Post

Jazz Cornetist Ruby Braff

Ruby Braff, 75, the jazz cornetist whose elegance on the horn was offset by an abrasive personality that left him many fans but few friends, died Feb. 9 at a nursing home in North Chatham, Mass. He ...
Jazz

Pocket Full Of Dreams

Pocket Full Of Dreams; Blues For Ruby; I've Got The World On A String; Please; Love For Sale; Old Folks; Skylark; Blues For Ellis; When A Woman Loves A Man; Sailboat In The Moonlight; What Is There To ...
Jazz

C'est Magnifique!

Ruby Braff: cornet; Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar; John Pizzarelli: guitar; vocal (tracks 8 & 9); Ray Kennedy: piano; Martin Pizzarelli: bass; Jim Gwinn: drums and The Oo-La-La Singers (track 5): Rachel ...
Jazz

Ruby Braff Special

Romance In The Dark; When You Wish Upon A Star; (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance; Wishing ; Where's Freddie?; I'm In The Market For You; Sweet Sue; Linger Awhile; ...
Jazz

Ruby Braff: Cornet Master with a Distinctive Voice

Ruby Braff began his jazz career as an out-of-time traditionalist playing with veteran jazzmen of an earlier age, and rose to establish his own standing as one of the handful of leading artists ...
Jazz

The Best of Braff

When You're Smiling; Easy Living; Pullin' Thru; You're A Lucky Guy; You're A Sweetheart; Struttin' With Some Barbecue; Flowers For A Lady; Foolin' Myself; I'll Be Around; It's Easy To Blame The ...
Jazz

Trumpeter/Cornetist Ruby Braff Dies at 75

Ruby Braff passed away this morning at the Liberty Commons nursing home in Chatham, MA around 7:00 a.m. (Sunday, 2/9/03). He was 75 years old. Ruby's funeral will be on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, ...
Jazz

Two By Two (Ruby And Ellis Play Rodgers And Hart)

My Funny Valentine; In A Mountain Greenery; Where Or When; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Blue Moon; I Could Write A Book; Thou Swell; My Romance; You Took Advantage Of Me; Little Girl Blue; I ...