[Dixielandjazz] Ray Avery

[Stan Brager]

Jazz photographer and used record dealer Ray Avery passed away last Sunday 
evening said Charles Stewart president of the Southern California Duke 
Ellington Society. The cause was a heart attack.

Ray had taken many world class photos which can be seen in photo galleries 
and gracing many LP and CD covers. Ray was the longtime owner and operator 
of "Rare Records" in Glendale, California. Steven Lasker, Bob Ringwald, and 
I among other avid jazz collectors obtained many hard-to-find recordings 
from Ray who offered reasonable prices to all shoppers.

In recent years, his record booth could be found at all the local jazz 
festivals.

His quiet, gentle nature will be missed by all who knew him.

Stan
Stan Brager
Trombonist-in-Training