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Ruby Braff

Ruby Braff has been played on NTS in shows including ONDAS W/ DUBBY, featured first on 2 July 2023. Songs played include For Now.

Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz cornetist and trumpeter.

Braff was a wonderfully characterful and melodic player with an immediately identifiable sound and unique tone on the cornet, an uncommon instrument in post-war jazz. He style was fundamentally based on that of earlier players including Louis Armstrong, Bobby Hackett and Bunny Berigan but he transcended these influences to always sounds fresh, sparky and somehow modern.

He was born in Boston and began playing in local…

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For Now
Ruby Braff, His Men
RCA Victor1959
For Now
Ruby Braff, His MenRCA Victor1959
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