Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956), aka "Brownie", was an American jazz trumpeter. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings. Nonetheless, he had a considerable influence on later jazz trumpet players, including Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, Arturo Sandoval and Freddie Hubbard. He was also a composer of note: two of his compositions, "Joy Spring" and "Daahoud", have become jazz standards.
Brown won the Down Beat critics' poll for the "New Star of the Year" in 1954; he was inducted into the Down Beat "Jazz Hall of Fame" in 1972 in the critics' poll.
Biography
Brown was born into a musical family in a progressive East-Side neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware. His father organized his four youngest sons, including Brown, into a vocal quartet. Around age ten, Brown started playing trumpet at school after becoming fascinated with the shiny trumpet his father owned. At age thirteen, upon entering senior high, his father bought him his own trumpet and provided him with private lessons. As a junior in high school, he received lessons from Robert Boysie Lowery and played in "a jazz group that Lowery organized." He even began making trips to Philadelphia. Brown took pride in his neighborhood and earned a good education from Howard High.
Brown was born in 1916 in Inverness, Scotland, after joining the army he started working for Scottish Television and ITV.
In 1966, he was appointed to be scrutineer for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1969 when the Contest was held in Spain there was a four-way tie between France, Spain, UK and the Netherlands. Before the show the presenter (Laura Valenzuela) had asked Brown what would happen if there was a tie, his reply was "Madam, that never happened before, and that's never going to happen", as noted in The Eurovision Song Contest — The Official History by author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor, Brown admitted in a BBC documentary in 1992 that the result caused disgust among many people, not least the Scandinavian countries.
Brown stepped down as scrutineer in 1977 and was awarded the MBE award in 1990. He died in December 1993 after sometime of illness.
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The Paris Collection, Vol. 2
℗ 2009 Inner City Records
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Baby / Clifford Brown - The Paris Collection
Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown (tp)
Gigi Gryce (as)
Henri Renaud (p)
Jimmy Gourley (g)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Jean-Louis Viale (ds)
Paris, France, October 8, 1953
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Baby (take 1)
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The Paris Collection Volume 2
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Clifford Brown - 1953 - Sextet In Paris - 07 Baby
Personnel
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale
Guitar – Jimmy Gourley
Piano – Henri Renaud
Composers
1 Goofin' With Me (Clifford Brown)
2 All The Things You Are [Take 1] (Jerome Kern)
3 All The Things You Are [Take 2]
4 Strictly Romantic (Clifford Brown)
5 Minority [Take 1] (Gigi Gryce)
6 Minority [Take 2]
7 Baby (Clifford Brown)
8 Blue Concept [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
9 Blue Concept [Take 2]
10 I Cover The Waterfront (Clifford Brown)
11 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
12 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 2]
Recorded September 29 and October 8, 1953.
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Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Sandu - 1955
Sandu (Brown)
Clifford Brown - Trumpet & Co-Leader
Max Roach - Drums & Co-Leader
Harold Land - Tenor
Richie Powell - Piano
George Morrow - Bass
Recording Date : February 23 & 25, 1955
From the original Album : Study In Brown . Emarcy - MG 36037
published: 22 Jan 2016
Clifford Brown, 'Summertime' (George Gershwin)
Clifford Brown (1930-1956) was one of the great American jazz trumpeters. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. He plays 'Summertime', an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin (1898-1937) for the 1935 opera 'Porgy and Bess'. Recorded live in the album ‘Dinah Washington With Clifford Brown’ (1954).
Clifford Brown, trumpet
George Morrow, bass
Junior Mance, piano
Harold Land, tenor sax
Original lyrics:
Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry…
One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin'
Then you spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin', there's nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mo...
published: 11 Apr 2021
One for my Baby (and One More for the Road)
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The Paris Collection, Vol. 2
℗ 2009 Inner City Records
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The Paris Collection, Vol. 2
℗ 2009 Inner City Records
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The Paris Collection, Vol. 2
℗ 2009 Inner City Records
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Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown (tp)
Gigi Gryce (as)
Henri Renaud (p)
Jimmy Gourley (g)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Jean-Louis Viale (ds)
...
Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown (tp)
Gigi Gryce (as)
Henri Renaud (p)
Jimmy Gourley (g)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Jean-Louis Viale (ds)
Paris, France, October 8, 1953
Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown (tp)
Gigi Gryce (as)
Henri Renaud (p)
Jimmy Gourley (g)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Jean-Louis Viale (ds)
Paris, France, October 8, 1953
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The Paris Collection Volume 2
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Baby (take 1) · Clifford Brown
The Paris Collection Volume 2
℗ Inner City Records
Released on: 2016-07-08
Artist: Clifford Brown
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The Paris Collection Volume 2
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Artist: Clifford Brown
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Personnel
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale
Guitar – Jimmy Gourley
Piano – Henri Renaud
Composers
1 Goofin' With Me (...
Personnel
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale
Guitar – Jimmy Gourley
Piano – Henri Renaud
Composers
1 Goofin' With Me (Clifford Brown)
2 All The Things You Are [Take 1] (Jerome Kern)
3 All The Things You Are [Take 2]
4 Strictly Romantic (Clifford Brown)
5 Minority [Take 1] (Gigi Gryce)
6 Minority [Take 2]
7 Baby (Clifford Brown)
8 Blue Concept [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
9 Blue Concept [Take 2]
10 I Cover The Waterfront (Clifford Brown)
11 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
12 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 2]
Recorded September 29 and October 8, 1953.
Personnel
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale
Guitar – Jimmy Gourley
Piano – Henri Renaud
Composers
1 Goofin' With Me (Clifford Brown)
2 All The Things You Are [Take 1] (Jerome Kern)
3 All The Things You Are [Take 2]
4 Strictly Romantic (Clifford Brown)
5 Minority [Take 1] (Gigi Gryce)
6 Minority [Take 2]
7 Baby (Clifford Brown)
8 Blue Concept [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
9 Blue Concept [Take 2]
10 I Cover The Waterfront (Clifford Brown)
11 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
12 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 2]
Recorded September 29 and October 8, 1953.
Sandu (Brown)
Clifford Brown - Trumpet & Co-Leader
Max Roach - Drums & Co-Leader
Harold Land - Tenor
Richie Powell - Piano
George Morrow - Bass
Recording Date...
Sandu (Brown)
Clifford Brown - Trumpet & Co-Leader
Max Roach - Drums & Co-Leader
Harold Land - Tenor
Richie Powell - Piano
George Morrow - Bass
Recording Date : February 23 & 25, 1955
From the original Album : Study In Brown . Emarcy - MG 36037
Sandu (Brown)
Clifford Brown - Trumpet & Co-Leader
Max Roach - Drums & Co-Leader
Harold Land - Tenor
Richie Powell - Piano
George Morrow - Bass
Recording Date : February 23 & 25, 1955
From the original Album : Study In Brown . Emarcy - MG 36037
Clifford Brown (1930-1956) was one of the great American jazz trumpeters. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of record...
Clifford Brown (1930-1956) was one of the great American jazz trumpeters. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. He plays 'Summertime', an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin (1898-1937) for the 1935 opera 'Porgy and Bess'. Recorded live in the album ‘Dinah Washington With Clifford Brown’ (1954).
Clifford Brown, trumpet
George Morrow, bass
Junior Mance, piano
Harold Land, tenor sax
Original lyrics:
Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry…
One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin'
Then you spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin', there's nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mommy standin' by…
Check this amazing version of 'Summertime' by master Maurice André:
https://youtu.be/grk5c-8nkOQ
Clifford Brown (1930-1956) was one of the great American jazz trumpeters. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. He plays 'Summertime', an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin (1898-1937) for the 1935 opera 'Porgy and Bess'. Recorded live in the album ‘Dinah Washington With Clifford Brown’ (1954).
Clifford Brown, trumpet
George Morrow, bass
Junior Mance, piano
Harold Land, tenor sax
Original lyrics:
Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry…
One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin'
Then you spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin', there's nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mommy standin' by…
Check this amazing version of 'Summertime' by master Maurice André:
https://youtu.be/grk5c-8nkOQ
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One for my Baby (and One More for the Road) · Clifford Brown · Max Roach Quintet
The Last Quintet Cocert
℗ 200...
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The Last Quintet Cocert
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The Last Quintet Cocert
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Baby · Clifford Brown
The Paris Collection, Vol. 2
℗ 2009 Inner City Records
Released on: 2009-01-01
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Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet
Clifford Brown (tp)
Gigi Gryce (as)
Henri Renaud (p)
Jimmy Gourley (g)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Jean-Louis Viale (ds)
Paris, France, October 8, 1953
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Baby (take 1) · Clifford Brown
The Paris Collection Volume 2
℗ Inner City Records
Released on: 2016-07-08
Artist: Clifford Brown
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Personnel
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale
Guitar – Jimmy Gourley
Piano – Henri Renaud
Composers
1 Goofin' With Me (Clifford Brown)
2 All The Things You Are [Take 1] (Jerome Kern)
3 All The Things You Are [Take 2]
4 Strictly Romantic (Clifford Brown)
5 Minority [Take 1] (Gigi Gryce)
6 Minority [Take 2]
7 Baby (Clifford Brown)
8 Blue Concept [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
9 Blue Concept [Take 2]
10 I Cover The Waterfront (Clifford Brown)
11 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 1] (Clifford Brown)
12 Salute To The Bandbox [Take 2]
Recorded September 29 and October 8, 1953.
Sandu (Brown)
Clifford Brown - Trumpet & Co-Leader
Max Roach - Drums & Co-Leader
Harold Land - Tenor
Richie Powell - Piano
George Morrow - Bass
Recording Date : February 23 & 25, 1955
From the original Album : Study In Brown . Emarcy - MG 36037
Clifford Brown (1930-1956) was one of the great American jazz trumpeters. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. He plays 'Summertime', an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin (1898-1937) for the 1935 opera 'Porgy and Bess'. Recorded live in the album ‘Dinah Washington With Clifford Brown’ (1954).
Clifford Brown, trumpet
George Morrow, bass
Junior Mance, piano
Harold Land, tenor sax
Original lyrics:
Summertime and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry…
One of these mornings, you're goin' to rise up singin'
Then you spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin', there's nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mommy standin' by…
Check this amazing version of 'Summertime' by master Maurice André:
https://youtu.be/grk5c-8nkOQ
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One for my Baby (and One More for the Road) · Clifford Brown · Max Roach Quintet
The Last Quintet Cocert
℗ 2005 Rare Live Recordings
Released on: 2010-12-15
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Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956), aka "Brownie", was an American jazz trumpeter. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings. Nonetheless, he had a considerable influence on later jazz trumpet players, including Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, Arturo Sandoval and Freddie Hubbard. He was also a composer of note: two of his compositions, "Joy Spring" and "Daahoud", have become jazz standards.
Brown won the Down Beat critics' poll for the "New Star of the Year" in 1954; he was inducted into the Down Beat "Jazz Hall of Fame" in 1972 in the critics' poll.
Biography
Brown was born into a musical family in a progressive East-Side neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware. His father organized his four youngest sons, including Brown, into a vocal quartet. Around age ten, Brown started playing trumpet at school after becoming fascinated with the shiny trumpet his father owned. At age thirteen, upon entering senior high, his father bought him his own trumpet and provided him with private lessons. As a junior in high school, he received lessons from Robert Boysie Lowery and played in "a jazz group that Lowery organized." He even began making trips to Philadelphia. Brown took pride in his neighborhood and earned a good education from Howard High.