An ink jet recording ink including water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and at least one dye having at least one carboxyl group in the form of a free acid, wherein at least one compound selected form secondary or tertiary amine compounds represented by the following general formula (I) and at least...http://www.google.com/patents/US6048390?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6048390 - Ink jet recording ink and ink jet recording method