Tom Browne (trumpeter)

For the former BBC Radio 1 chart presenter, see Tom Browne (broadcaster and actor). For the illustrator, see Tom Browne (illustrator).

Tom Browne
Birth name	Tom Browne
Born	(1954-10-30) October 30, 1954 Queens, New York, United States
Genres	Funk, jazz, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, trumpeter
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, piano
Years active	1979–present
Labels	GRP, Arista, Hip Bop
Website	TomBrowne.org

Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954 in Queens, New York, United States) 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)