Tom Browne (trumpeter)

Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954 in Queens, New York, United States)^[1] is an American jazz trumpeter, who rose to prominence first through his early work with Sonny Fortune, and scored two major hits in 1980 and 1981: the No. 1 US Billboard R&B single "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" and the No. 4 US R&B single, "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)". Later in 1982 he released a minor hit called, "Fungi Mama (bebopafunkadiscolypso)" which was also recorded on the Arista record label. It reached number 58 in the UK chart.

Discography

• Browne Sugar (GRP, 1979)
• Love Approach (GRP, 1980)
• Magic (Arista, 1981)
• Yours Truly (GRP, 1981)
• Rockin' Radio (Arista, 1983)
• Tommy Gun (Arista, 1984)
• No Longer I (Malaco, 1988)
• Mo' Jamaica Funk (Hip Bop, 1994)
• Another Shade of Browne (Hip Bop, 1996)
• R 'n' Browne (Hip Bop, 1999)

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