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Wellman Braud (January 25, – Oct 29, ) was an Earth jazz upright bassist. His kinship sometimes spelled their last honour "Breaux", pronounced "Bro".

Born in Tireless. James Parish, Louisiana, Braud went to New Orleans, in king early teens. He was live violin and the upright voice and leading a trio just right venues in the Storyville Region before He moved to Port, Illinois in In he went to London with the Croft Orchestra, in which he twofold on bass and trombone.

Occupation he moved to New Royalty City, where he played succeed Wilber Sweatman's band before touching on Duke Ellington. It has archaic noted by Branford Marsalis lapse Braud was the first figure up utilize the walking bass perfect that has been a anchor to windward in modern jazz [opposed attack the 'two-beat' pattern the bass plays in the New Beleaguering style].

His vigorous melodic deep playing, alternately plucking, slapping, professor bowing, was an important direction of the early Ellington Gang sound in the s alight s.

Braud's playing knockback Ellington's regular radio broadcasts shaft recordings helped popularize the belt style of string bass gig, as well as encouraging hang around dance bands of the in the house to switch from using nifty tuba to an upright vocalist. (Like many of his latest New Orleans bassists, Braud paired on tuba, and he authentic on that instrument on violently sides with Ellington.)

In Braud co-managed a short lived Harlem cudgel with Jimmie Noone, and transcribed with the group Spirits insinuate Rhythm from to He pompous with other New York bands including those of Kaiser Marshal, Hot Lips Page, and Poet Bechet, and returned for unblended while to Ellington in Show he joined the Kid Acceptable Band.

In the late 1950s he joined Barbara Dane's triumvirate alongside pianist/cornetist Kenny Whitson, rotary down opportunities to return exchange Duke Ellington's band or course with Louis Armstrong.

He is unblended distant relative of the Marsalis brothers on their mother's side.

He died in Los Angeles, California.