Clifford Ray (born January 21, 1949) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A 6–9 center, he played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls (1971–74) and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors (1974–81).
Career
Ray played his college basketball at the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (he can play most woodwind instruments). Selected in the third round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, Ray was, from the start, a very effective defender and rebounder. Ray was named to the 1972 NBA All-Rookie Team, and led the NBA in rebounds per minute played in each of his first two seasons. He spent three seasons with the Bulls, his best being 1973–74 during which Ray averaged 9.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, and the Bulls reached the NBA Western Conference Finals for the first time.
After the 1973–74 season Ray was traded to Golden State for fellow center Nate Thurmond. In 1975 the Warriors, led by Rick Barry and coached by Al Attles, won the NBA championship. Ray led the team in rebounding and anchored the defense, finishing second in minutes played per game, after Barry. The Warriors defeated Ray's former team, the Chicago Bulls, in the Western Conference finals before sweeping the Washington Bullets in the NBA Finals.
The composition became an instant standard, as musicians paid tribute to Brown by recording their personal reading of it. Golson later said, "[it] took me several weeks, but I'd never written a composition like it before. I wanted to create a melody that the public would remember, and associate it with [him]."
I Remember Clifford is also the name of an album by Arturo Sandoval. The entire album is a tribute to Brown, who was a great influence on Sandoval, and features Golson's tune.
I Remember Clifford is a 1992 album by Arturo Sandoval, the second album he made after fleeing from his native Cuba.
The entire album is a tribute to Clifford Brown, who was a great influence on Sandoval; Brown was an influential, highly rated and much-loved jazztrumpeter who died in an auto accident in 1956, when he was only 25 years old.
Title of album
The album is named for Clifford Brown who was killed on June 26, 1956 in a car accident which also killed pianist Richie Powell, the younger brother of Bud Powell.
Sandoval's written tribute to Brown in the liner notes for the album ends:
In addition to an especially poignant rendition of the Golson piece (using only a trumpet and piano - a pointed tribute to the two musicians who died together), the album contains a long list of Clifford's best-known standards (some composed by Brown himself). One final inclusion is a new composition, I Left This Space For You, written by Sandoval in tribute, in which Sandoval plays only a restrained melody, leaving "this space for him" (in Sandoval's words).
Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Early life
Born in Philadelphia, Ray Bryant began playing the piano at the age of six, also performing on bass in junior high school. He turned professional before his age of majority. Bryant's brothers were the bass player Tommy Bryant (May 21, 1930 – March 1, 1982) and Len Bryant, who plays drums and is also a singer.
Later life and career
In 1948-49 Bryant toured with guitarist Tiny Grimes. He was house pianist at the Blue Note club in Philadelphia from 1953 to 1956, accompanying many other leading players such as Lester Young, Jo Jones, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Sonny Stitt. He also played with Sonny Rollins, Melba Liston, and Coleman Hawkins, as well as singers Carmen McRae and Aretha Franklin. Bryant later resided in Detroit, Michigan. From the late 1950s, he led a trio, performing throughout the world, and also worked solo. He toured Europe regularly after appearing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973. In addition, he was a noted jazz composer, with well-known themes such as "Cubano Chant", "The Madison Time", "Monkey Business", and "Little Susie" to his credit.
Take a look back at the career of Clifford Ray. Access an interview with a key contributor to the 1975 Championship team and catch up with other Warriors legends here:
http://www.nba.com/warriors/catching_up_with_series.html
published: 10 Nov 2011
Clifford Ray - NBA Legend And Champion
Clifford Ray mopped floors as a basketball coach, after winning the 1975 NBA Championship with the Golden State. Paul Shippey asks him about the rezileance it took to rise to the top and then deal with the fact that there was no money in basketball in those days!
published: 20 Dec 2020
"Clifford Ray saves the life of a dolphin" - Ryan Yamamoto, News10
Great and amazing story of Kings Assistant Coach and former Golden State Warriors center Clifford Ray and how he saved a dolphin's life.
published: 31 Mar 2013
How this NBA center saved a dolphin's life
Sometimes it seems like athletes' extreme bodies and extreme skills are uniquely suited for the games they play. Other times, you get stories like this one: In the '70s, a zoo in California faced disaster when a bottlenose dolphin swallowed a screw, and the screw got lodged way deeper in its digestive system than any instrument or human arm could reach.
But wait ... what about a gigantic human? One of the zoo employees just happened to know Golden State Warriors center Clifford Ray, who just happened to be at home recovering from an injury. A eureka moment and some good luck led to a very strange dolphin rescue, and a very good story for Clifford Ray.
Produced by Seth Rosenthal
Co-hosted by Kofie Yeboah and Ryan Simmons
Shot by Jiazhen Zhang
Motion graphics by Phil Pasternak
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published: 13 Dec 2019
Clifford Ray - Heavy Love (Official Short Film)
Clifford Ray - Heavy Love (Official Short Film)
Purchase and Stream my new single "Heavy Love" here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/heavy-love/1500087212?i=1500087314
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Credits:
Writer: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Director: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Lead Actor: Clifford Ray
Lead Actress: Lauren Dickson
Audio Production: Byron Chaney, Asaph Studio, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Video Production: Kray Films
Venue: Madison Downs Venue
Co-Writer: Wyatt W. Woeltje
Sponsors: Madison Downs Venue, Polished Man Cave, Asaph Studios
Media Consultant: Jawaskia Lake
Script Writer: McKenzie Fraley, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Album Cover: Clifford Ray Walker Jr, Tammy McMackin
Photographer: Tammy McMackin, ...
published: 11 Mar 2020
Robert Parish Credits Clifford Ray for His Longevity in NBA
Boston Celtics legend, Robert Parish, played more games than anyone in NBA HISTORY. Many, however, do not know that Chief playing career actually began with Rick Barry, Clifford Ray and the Golden State Warriors. Drafted in 1976, Parish found a fast mentor in Clifford Ray his rookie season. Many of the plays Parish and Larry Bird made famous during their championship runs of the 1980’s were actually originally plays ran by Ray and Rick Barry.
Another, perhaps more important routine Robert picked up from Clifford was his working a then rather unknown fitness routine called, YOGA. Not yet fashionable by the general public, early adopters in the NBA such as Parish, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Chief, all had long, successful playing careers and all have credited Yoga in some form for their longevi...
Take a look back at the career of Clifford Ray. Access an interview with a key contributor to the 1975 Championship team and catch up with other Warriors legend...
Take a look back at the career of Clifford Ray. Access an interview with a key contributor to the 1975 Championship team and catch up with other Warriors legends here:
http://www.nba.com/warriors/catching_up_with_series.html
Take a look back at the career of Clifford Ray. Access an interview with a key contributor to the 1975 Championship team and catch up with other Warriors legends here:
http://www.nba.com/warriors/catching_up_with_series.html
Clifford Ray mopped floors as a basketball coach, after winning the 1975 NBA Championship with the Golden State. Paul Shippey asks him about the rezileance it t...
Clifford Ray mopped floors as a basketball coach, after winning the 1975 NBA Championship with the Golden State. Paul Shippey asks him about the rezileance it took to rise to the top and then deal with the fact that there was no money in basketball in those days!
Clifford Ray mopped floors as a basketball coach, after winning the 1975 NBA Championship with the Golden State. Paul Shippey asks him about the rezileance it took to rise to the top and then deal with the fact that there was no money in basketball in those days!
Sometimes it seems like athletes' extreme bodies and extreme skills are uniquely suited for the games they play. Other times, you get stories like this one: In ...
Sometimes it seems like athletes' extreme bodies and extreme skills are uniquely suited for the games they play. Other times, you get stories like this one: In the '70s, a zoo in California faced disaster when a bottlenose dolphin swallowed a screw, and the screw got lodged way deeper in its digestive system than any instrument or human arm could reach.
But wait ... what about a gigantic human? One of the zoo employees just happened to know Golden State Warriors center Clifford Ray, who just happened to be at home recovering from an injury. A eureka moment and some good luck led to a very strange dolphin rescue, and a very good story for Clifford Ray.
Produced by Seth Rosenthal
Co-hosted by Kofie Yeboah and Ryan Simmons
Shot by Jiazhen Zhang
Motion graphics by Phil Pasternak
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Sometimes it seems like athletes' extreme bodies and extreme skills are uniquely suited for the games they play. Other times, you get stories like this one: In the '70s, a zoo in California faced disaster when a bottlenose dolphin swallowed a screw, and the screw got lodged way deeper in its digestive system than any instrument or human arm could reach.
But wait ... what about a gigantic human? One of the zoo employees just happened to know Golden State Warriors center Clifford Ray, who just happened to be at home recovering from an injury. A eureka moment and some good luck led to a very strange dolphin rescue, and a very good story for Clifford Ray.
Produced by Seth Rosenthal
Co-hosted by Kofie Yeboah and Ryan Simmons
Shot by Jiazhen Zhang
Motion graphics by Phil Pasternak
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Clifford Ray - Heavy Love (Official Short Film)
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Clifford Ray - Heavy Love (Official Short Film)
Purchase and Stream my new single "Heavy Love" here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/heavy-love/1500087212?i=1500087314
Follow me:
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Facebook: Clifford Ray Music
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Itunes: Clifford Ray
Credits:
Writer: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Director: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Lead Actor: Clifford Ray
Lead Actress: Lauren Dickson
Audio Production: Byron Chaney, Asaph Studio, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Video Production: Kray Films
Venue: Madison Downs Venue
Co-Writer: Wyatt W. Woeltje
Sponsors: Madison Downs Venue, Polished Man Cave, Asaph Studios
Media Consultant: Jawaskia Lake
Script Writer: McKenzie Fraley, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Album Cover: Clifford Ray Walker Jr, Tammy McMackin
Photographer: Tammy McMackin, Cierra Walker
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Clifford Ray - Heavy Love (Official Short Film)
Purchase and Stream my new single "Heavy Love" here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/heavy-love/1500087212?i=1500087314
Follow me:
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Facebook: Clifford Ray Music
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Itunes: Clifford Ray
Credits:
Writer: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Director: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Lead Actor: Clifford Ray
Lead Actress: Lauren Dickson
Audio Production: Byron Chaney, Asaph Studio, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Video Production: Kray Films
Venue: Madison Downs Venue
Co-Writer: Wyatt W. Woeltje
Sponsors: Madison Downs Venue, Polished Man Cave, Asaph Studios
Media Consultant: Jawaskia Lake
Script Writer: McKenzie Fraley, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Album Cover: Clifford Ray Walker Jr, Tammy McMackin
Photographer: Tammy McMackin, Cierra Walker
http://vevo.ly/1sQmDk
Boston Celtics legend, Robert Parish, played more games than anyone in NBA HISTORY. Many, however, do not know that Chief playing career actually began with Ric...
Boston Celtics legend, Robert Parish, played more games than anyone in NBA HISTORY. Many, however, do not know that Chief playing career actually began with Rick Barry, Clifford Ray and the Golden State Warriors. Drafted in 1976, Parish found a fast mentor in Clifford Ray his rookie season. Many of the plays Parish and Larry Bird made famous during their championship runs of the 1980’s were actually originally plays ran by Ray and Rick Barry.
Another, perhaps more important routine Robert picked up from Clifford was his working a then rather unknown fitness routine called, YOGA. Not yet fashionable by the general public, early adopters in the NBA such as Parish, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Chief, all had long, successful playing careers and all have credited Yoga in some form for their longevity.
Here the Chief pays respects to Clifford Ray. Originally aired in 1990-91 season.
Boston Celtics legend, Robert Parish, played more games than anyone in NBA HISTORY. Many, however, do not know that Chief playing career actually began with Rick Barry, Clifford Ray and the Golden State Warriors. Drafted in 1976, Parish found a fast mentor in Clifford Ray his rookie season. Many of the plays Parish and Larry Bird made famous during their championship runs of the 1980’s were actually originally plays ran by Ray and Rick Barry.
Another, perhaps more important routine Robert picked up from Clifford was his working a then rather unknown fitness routine called, YOGA. Not yet fashionable by the general public, early adopters in the NBA such as Parish, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Chief, all had long, successful playing careers and all have credited Yoga in some form for their longevity.
Here the Chief pays respects to Clifford Ray. Originally aired in 1990-91 season.
Take a look back at the career of Clifford Ray. Access an interview with a key contributor to the 1975 Championship team and catch up with other Warriors legends here:
http://www.nba.com/warriors/catching_up_with_series.html
Clifford Ray mopped floors as a basketball coach, after winning the 1975 NBA Championship with the Golden State. Paul Shippey asks him about the rezileance it took to rise to the top and then deal with the fact that there was no money in basketball in those days!
Sometimes it seems like athletes' extreme bodies and extreme skills are uniquely suited for the games they play. Other times, you get stories like this one: In the '70s, a zoo in California faced disaster when a bottlenose dolphin swallowed a screw, and the screw got lodged way deeper in its digestive system than any instrument or human arm could reach.
But wait ... what about a gigantic human? One of the zoo employees just happened to know Golden State Warriors center Clifford Ray, who just happened to be at home recovering from an injury. A eureka moment and some good luck led to a very strange dolphin rescue, and a very good story for Clifford Ray.
Produced by Seth Rosenthal
Co-hosted by Kofie Yeboah and Ryan Simmons
Shot by Jiazhen Zhang
Motion graphics by Phil Pasternak
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Clifford Ray - Heavy Love (Official Short Film)
Purchase and Stream my new single "Heavy Love" here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/heavy-love/1500087212?i=1500087314
Follow me:
Website: cliffordraymusic.com
Facebook: Clifford Ray Music
Instagram: _cliffordray
Itunes: Clifford Ray
Credits:
Writer: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Director: Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Lead Actor: Clifford Ray
Lead Actress: Lauren Dickson
Audio Production: Byron Chaney, Asaph Studio, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Video Production: Kray Films
Venue: Madison Downs Venue
Co-Writer: Wyatt W. Woeltje
Sponsors: Madison Downs Venue, Polished Man Cave, Asaph Studios
Media Consultant: Jawaskia Lake
Script Writer: McKenzie Fraley, Clifford Ray Walker Jr
Album Cover: Clifford Ray Walker Jr, Tammy McMackin
Photographer: Tammy McMackin, Cierra Walker
http://vevo.ly/1sQmDk
Boston Celtics legend, Robert Parish, played more games than anyone in NBA HISTORY. Many, however, do not know that Chief playing career actually began with Rick Barry, Clifford Ray and the Golden State Warriors. Drafted in 1976, Parish found a fast mentor in Clifford Ray his rookie season. Many of the plays Parish and Larry Bird made famous during their championship runs of the 1980’s were actually originally plays ran by Ray and Rick Barry.
Another, perhaps more important routine Robert picked up from Clifford was his working a then rather unknown fitness routine called, YOGA. Not yet fashionable by the general public, early adopters in the NBA such as Parish, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Chief, all had long, successful playing careers and all have credited Yoga in some form for their longevity.
Here the Chief pays respects to Clifford Ray. Originally aired in 1990-91 season.
Clifford Ray (born January 21, 1949) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A 6–9 center, he played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls (1971–74) and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors (1974–81).
Career
Ray played his college basketball at the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (he can play most woodwind instruments). Selected in the third round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, Ray was, from the start, a very effective defender and rebounder. Ray was named to the 1972 NBA All-Rookie Team, and led the NBA in rebounds per minute played in each of his first two seasons. He spent three seasons with the Bulls, his best being 1973–74 during which Ray averaged 9.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, and the Bulls reached the NBA Western Conference Finals for the first time.
After the 1973–74 season Ray was traded to Golden State for fellow center Nate Thurmond. In 1975 the Warriors, led by Rick Barry and coached by Al Attles, won the NBA championship. Ray led the team in rebounding and anchored the defense, finishing second in minutes played per game, after Barry. The Warriors defeated Ray's former team, the Chicago Bulls, in the Western Conference finals before sweeping the Washington Bullets in the NBA Finals.
I know he'll never be forgotten He was a king uncrowned I know I'll always remember The warmth of his sound Lingering long I'm sure he's still around For those who heard they respect him yet So those who hear won't forget The sound of each phrase Echoing time uncoantable by days The things he played are with us now And they'll endure should time allow Oh yes I remember Clifford I seem to always fed him near somehow Every day I hear his lovely tone In every trumpet sound that has a beauty all its own So how can we say something so real has really gone away? I hear him now, I always will Believe me I remember Clifford still.