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| 1. | What is This Thing Called Love?
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| 2. | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
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| 3. | I'll Remember April
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| 4. | Powell's Prances
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| 5. | Time
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| 6. | The Scene Is Clean
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| 7. | Gertrude's Bounce
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| 8. | Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival)
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| 9. | Flossie Lou
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| 10. | What Is This Thing Called Love?
alternative take
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| 11. | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
breakdown
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| 12. | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
alternative take
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| 13. | I'll Remember April
breakdown
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| 14. | I'll Remember April
alternative take
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| 15. | Flossie Lou
alternative take
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Jazz / Hard Bop
Recorded January and February 1956 at Capitol Studios, New York City: tracks 4, 7, and 8 on January 4; tracks 1, 2, and 10-12 on February 16; tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, and 13-15 on February 17
Bob Shad - Original Recording Producer
Bryan Koniarz - Producer
Chuck Stewart - Cover Photo
Clifford Brown - Trumpet
George Morrow - Bass
Herman Leonard - Photography
Hollis King - Art Direction
Jeff Willens - Mastering
JoDee Stringham - Design
Ken Druker - Executive Producer
Mark Smith - Production Assistant
Max Roach - Drums
Peter Keepnews - Note Editing
Peter Pullman - Liner Notes
Richie Powell - Piano, Celeste, Arranger
Sonny Rollins - Sax (Tenor)
Tadd Dameron - Arranger
The quintet co-led by the great drummer Max Roach and the young trumpet virtuoso Clifford Brown was one of the most popular and influential combos in jazz, but it didn't last long; Brown's death in a car accident in 1956 brought it to an untimely end. At Basin Street, recorded early that year (not at the New York nightclub that gave the album its name, but in the studio), was the group's last commercial recording. The album -- which not only caught the quintet at the peak of its power but served to introduce Sonny Rollins as a member of the ensemble -- was also one of its best.
Original recordings produced by Bob Shad
The last official album by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet is the only one that featured the great Sonny Rollins on tenor. With pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow completing the group, this CD reissue is a hard bop classic. Brownie and Rollins fit together perfectly on memorable versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I'll Remember April," and a witty arrangement of "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing." Highly recommended. [The 2002 expanded edition offers a wealth of extras, including bonus tracks like "Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival)" and "Flossie Lou." Alternate versions and breakdowns of "I'll Remember April," "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," and "What Is This Thing Called Love" are also featured.] ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Clifford Brown
Active Decade: '50s
Born: Oct 30, 1930 in Wilmington, DE
Died: Jun 26, 1956 in Pennsylvania
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop
Clifford Brown's death in a car accident at the age of 25 was one of the great tragedies in jazz history. Already ranking with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis as one of the top trumpeters in jazz, Brownie was still improving in 1956. Plus he was a clean liver and was not even driving; the up-and-coming pianist Richie Powell and his wife (who was driving) also perished in the crash.
Clifford Brown accomplished a great deal in the short time he had. He started on trumpet when he was 15, and by 1948 was playing regularly in Philadelphia. Fats Navarro, who was his main influence, encouraged Brown, as did Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. After a year at Maryland State University, he was in a serious car accident in June 1950 that put him out of action for a year. In 1952, Brown made his recording debut with Chris Powell's Blue Flames (an R&B group). The following year, he spent some time with Tadd Dameron, and from August to December was with Lionel Hampton's band, touring Europe and leading some recording sessions. In early 1954, he recorded some brilliant solos at Birdland with Art Blakey's quintet (a band that directly preceded the Jazz Messengers) and by mid-year had formed a quintet with Max Roach. Considered one of the premiere hard bop bands, the group lasted until Brown's death, featuring Harold Land (and later Sonny Rollins) on tenor and recording several superb sets for Emarcy. Just hours before his death, Brownie appeared at a Philadelphia jam session that was miraculously recorded, and played some of the finest music of his short life.
Clifford Brown had a fat warm tone, a bop-ish style quite reminiscent of the equally ill-fated Fats Navarro, and a mature improvising approach; he was as inventive on melodic ballads as he was on rapid jams. Amazingly enough, a filmed appearance of him playing two songs in 1955 on a Soupy Sales variety show turned up after being lost for 40 years, the only known footage of the great trumpeter. Fortunately, virtually all of his recordings are currently available, including his Prestige dates (in the OJC series), his work for Blue Note and Pacific Jazz (on a four-CD set), and his many Emarcy sessions (reissued on a magnificent ten-disc set). But the one to pick up first is Columbia's The Beginning and the End, which has Brown's first and last recordings.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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