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	Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet: The Historic California Concerts 1954 (CD: Fresh Sound) Price: £17.99


Clifford Brown & Max Roach: Best Coast Jazz (CD: Fresh Sound) These legendary recordings took place in August 10, 1954, during four sessions at the old Capitol Studios (5515 Melrose Ave.) in Hollywood, and featured an all-star group headed by trumpeter Clifford Brown, with two outstanding and Bird-influenced alto saxophonists: Joe Maini, and Herb Geller, both compelling players, each with an extraordinary ability to swing. A stimulating contrast in colour is provided by the dark-toned, sinuously swinging tenor of Walter Benton. An appropriately incendiary rhythm section in pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Curtis Counce and the magisterial Max Roach, stokes the fires of invention behind them with sensitivity, imagination and drive. From the opening tune, Coronado—a remarkably spirited and swinging bop blues number—throughout a mid-tempo version of You Go to My Head, and on to the rhythmic excitement of Caravan and the gentle but buoyantly lyrical Autumn in New York, these performances offer everyone splendid opportunities to have their say, and to say it well. But in a wealth of fine playing, what lifts them into another dimension is the inspired trumpet of Clifford Brown, a great jazzman at the height of his considerable powers. (Fresh Sound Records) Price: £17.99


	Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet: Brownie Lives! (CD: Fresh Sound) Price: £17.99


Clifford Brown: Memorial Album (CD: Blue Note RVG) Clifford Brown: master of modern jazz trumpet. His sure harmonic sense, innate lyricism, and immaculately constructed solos were truly an art, and jazz infinitely the poorer for his early demise---dead at 25 in a car crash. This "memorial" is representative enough: "Brownie" on two sextet-quintet sessions from 1953, with saxes Gigi Gryce, Charlie Rouse, Lou Donaldson., and pianist John Lewis. Highlights abound---Brown's impeccably constructed solos on boppish originals ("Hymn of the Orient," "Minor Mood," "Brownie Speaks," "De-Dah"); an elegant interpretation of ballad "Easy Living"; frenetic invention on "Cherokee." In all, eloquent and fluent perfection. To Dizzy, Miles and Fats---add Brownie. Recommended. (Andrew Clark, Editor, Riffs & Choruses: A New Jazz Anthology. Continuum Publishing.) This astonishing trumpeter was fluid, fiery and fully formed on his first two sessions in 1953. From the stunning ballad interpretation of "Easy Living" to hip modern compositions by Elmo Hope, Gigi Gryce and Quincy Jones, Brownie plays magnificently. (Blue Note) Price: £8.99


	Clifford Brown: Memorial Album (Vinyl LP: Blue Note) The incomparable trumpeter Clifford Brown’s star was just starting to ascend when he recorded two sessions as a leader for Blue Note in 1953 — a co-led quintet date with alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and a sextet date under his own name — that were later compiled on the 12" LP Memorial Album (BLP 1526) shortly after his tragic death in a car accident in 1956. Side 1 presents the sextet with alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce, tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Art Blakey on a blistering version of “Cherokee,” the stunning ballad performance of “Easy Living,” the Quincy Jones bebop theme “Wail Bait,” and more. Side 2 finds the Donaldson-Brown Quintet with Heath on bass, Elmo Hope on piano, and Philly Joe Jones on drums cooking through a set including Brown’s briskly paced original “Brownie Speaks,” Hope’s grooving “De-Dah,” and the resplendent ballad “You Go To My Head.” This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. (Blue Note Records) Price: £25.99


Clifford Brown: Memorial (CD: Prestige- US Import) In the spring of 1953 the late, lamented trumpet genius was a featured soloist in Tadd Dameron's band. These recordings set the jazz world on its ear and Brownie's fame spread beyond musicians' circles. In the fall he toured in France and Sweden with Lionel Hampton's orchestra, capturing the jazz audience on the Continent and leaving a legacy of exceptional recordings, including the ones heard here with Art Farmer and the Swedish All-Stars. (Fantasy, Inc) Price: £15.49


	Clifford Brown: Brownie Speaks (CD: Proper) Price: £6.99


Clifford Brown: The Best of.. (CD: Blue Note- US Import) Price: £15.99


	Clifford Brown: Jazz Immortal (CD: Pacific Jazz RVG) Price: £8.99


Clifford Brown & Max Roach (CD: Phoenix Jazz) The complete original classic EmArcy album with Clifford Brown (trumpet), Harold Land (tenor sax), Ritchie Powell (piano), George Morrow (bass) & Max Roach (drums). In its short period of existence (ending when Clifford Brown and Ritchie Powell died in a car accident in 1956) the Roach-Brown quintet produced some genuine jazz milestones and was renowned not only the amazing trumpet playing but also for the interaction and understanding between the members of the band. Includes five bonus tracks from the same sessions and 12 page booklet. (Discovery Records) Price: £11.99


	Clifford Brown & Max Roach: At Basin Street (CD: EmArcy) Price: £9.99


Clifford Brown: Brown & Roach Incorporated (CD: EmArcy- US Import) Price: £14.99


	Clifford Brown: Study In Brown (Vinyl LP: Wax Time) Limited edition, high definition 180g vinyl LP. Price: £22.99


Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings (CD: American Jazz Classics, 4 CDs) All the existing studio recordings, including outtakes, by the legendary Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet. Harold Land was the tenor saxophonist on half of the sessions, while Sonny Rollins replaced him on the other half. The quintet is completed by Richie Powell on piano, and George Morrow on bass. This 4CD package contains the original contents of the albums Clifford Brown & Max Roach (EmArcy MG26036), Brown & Roach Inc. (EmArcy MG36008), Study in Brown (EmArcy MG36037), More Study in Brown (EmArcy Japan 195J-1), Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (EmArcy MG36070) and Sonny Rollins Plus Four (Prestige PRLP7038). All these albums count among the most treasured gems in jazz history. The 24-page booklet includes the original liner notes, original Down Beat reviews, and the complete Clifford Brown Blindfold Test, conducted by Leonard Feather in Down Beat shortly before the trumpeter's tragic death. (Proper Music) Price: £28.99


	Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet with Harold Land: Complete Studio Recordings (CD: Essential Jazz Classics, 2 CDs) The complete master takes by the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet featuring Harold Land on tenor sax. Includes all the music from the original albums “Clifford Brown & Max Roach”, “Brown & Roach Inc.” and “Study in Brown”, plus many alternate takes originally issued on the LP “More Study in Brown” and in later compilations. Recorded in Los Angeles, August 2-6, 1954 & New York, February 23-25, 1955, with Clifford Brown trumpet, Max Roach drums, Harold Land tenor sax, Richie Powell piano and George Morrow bass. (Discovery Records) Price: £17.99

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