The amazing thing about Sweets [Edison] was that he exactly spoke the way that he played! He was really unique, the one and only. He was one of the g…

- Ray Brown

Jazz is something you have to feel, something you have to live.

- Ray Brown

Coming down off crack is like the worst depression. The worst.

- Ray Brown

A 'For Sale' sign in your yard during the holidays is like a 'kick me' sign. You are telling buyers you are a distressed seller.

- Ray Brown

I went up to his [Hank Jones'] house and there were four guys there: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Max Roach. Not a bad place to b…

- Ray Brown

The best time to buy a home is always five years ago.

- Ray Brown

The better it gets, the fewer of us know it.

- Ray Brown

[Thelonious] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with the band, you know. But Monk would…

- Ray Brown

Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something tha…

- Ray Brown