Many of his compositions became standards, including the uptempo “Daahoud,” reflective “Joy Spring”, and “Sandu.” His version of “Cherokee” though not his composition, is still considered the definitive one. There are many compilations available, as are box sets as the Complete Blue Note-Pacific Jazz (Mosaic) and the EmArcy 10 disc set Brownie: The Complete Clifford Brown. East (1956), and Pure Genius (1956) these are prime models of the art of jazz trumpet. Indeed, all of his recordings with Roach are classics.ĭuring his remarkable three year run, Brown made more than a dozen albums among the ones on the EmArcy label are Brown & Roach Inc (1954), Study in Brown (1955), Clifford Brown With Strings(1955), A Study in Brown(1955) Clifford Brown All Stars (1956), Memorial Album (1956), Clifford Brown & Max Roach at Basin St. Fortunately for jazz fans, Brown's own work persists in the form of his recordings, almost any of which can be safely recommended as outstanding examples of the very best of jazz. Although his career was brief, Brown's influence persisted for a while in the work of Lee Morgan and throughout succeeding decades in that of Freddie Hubbard. His playing was only one aspect of his talent he was also a fine composer, creating many works that have become modern jazz standards. In all his work, Brown displayed the rare combination of supreme intelligence and great emotional depths. He was enormously and brilliantly inventive but his search for original ideas was never executed at the expense of taste.
At the same time, whether playing at scorching tempos or on languorous ballads, his range was exhaustive.
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Solo TranscriptionsĪt a time when many modern jazz trumpeters sought technical expertise at the expense of tone, Brown, in common with his friend and paradigm, Navarro, had technique to spare but also developed a rich, full and frequently beautiful tone. The quintet was quickly recognized as one of the outstanding groups in contemporary jazz and Brown as a major trumpeter and composer. Brown then joined Art Blakey and in mid-1954 teamed up with Max Roach to form the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet. Back in the USA, Brown was fired along with most of the rest of the band when Hampton learned of the records they had made. Contrary to contractual stipulations, many of the young musicians moonlighted on various recordings and Brown in particular was singled out for such sessions. Liberally filled with precocious talent, this band attracted considerable attention during its tour. In the autumn of 1953 he was a member of the big band Lionel Hampton took to Europe. By his late teens he had attracted the favorable attention of leading jazzmen, including fellow trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Fats Navarro.Īt the end of the 40s he was studying music at Maryland University and in 1952, following recovery from a serious road accident, he made his first records with Chris Powell and Tadd Dameron. As a young high school student Brown began playing trumpet and within a very short time was active in college and other youth bands. The Ode to Joy was adopted as Europe's anthem by the Council of Europe in 1972.Clifford Brown (1930-1956) was the most brilliant trumpet player of his generation, an original and memorable composer, a dynamic stage presence and one of the authentic legends of modern jazz.Ĭlifford Brown was born Octoin Wilmington, Delaware.
It is a setting for choir and orchestra of the German poet Schiller's 1785 poem An die Freude. This famous melody comes from the final movement of Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony No.9 in d minor, Op.125. His nine symphones are probably his greatest achievement, each one an unrivalved masterpiece, but he also wrote 5 piano concertos, piano sonatas, string quartets and one opera, Fidelio.
A tormented genius, who went deaf in later life and never heard his final works. One of the greatest and most radical composers of all time.
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