# Ray Abrams

> Ray Abrams was an American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist, born Ray Abramson in New York City. His younger brother was jazz drummer Lee Abrams. Ray Abrams first worked with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945, toured Europe with Don Redman in 1946 and was with Andy Kirk in 1947. He went back and forth between Kirk and Gillespie for decades. Outside of his work with Gillespie he might be best known for the "Ray Abrams Big Band." Other bands with which he played into the early 1950s include those of Hot Lips Page, Roy Eldridge, and Slim Gaillard.

*Jazz tenor saxophonist (1920–1992)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1920-01-23
- **Died:** 1992-07-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/636148)
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- [Ray Abrams](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Abrams)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/82efc810-f097-4f9f-93ff-7d3555834d07)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1254518)

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