Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Conductor

Ernie Wilkins, 1922-1999, Quincy Jones, 1933-, Neal Hefti, 1922-2008

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

5 hours 30 mins

Ensemble

Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Bop

Label

Verve Records

Performer

Clifford Brown, 1930-1956, Dinah Washington, 1924-1963, Sarah Vaughan, 1924-1990, Helen Merrill, 1930-, Max Roach, 1924-2007, Sonny Rollins, 1930-, Danny Bank, Joe Benjamin, 1919-1974, Walter Benton, 1930-2000, Keter Betts, Curtis Counce, 1926-1963, Bobby Donaldson, Kenny Drew, 1928-1993, Maynard Ferguson, 1928-2006, Barry Galbraith, 1919-1983, Herb Geller, 1928-2013, Roy Haynes, 1925-, Milt Hinton, 1910-2000, Osie Johnson, 1923-1966, Jimmy Jones, 1918-1982, Harold Land, 1928-2001, Herbie Mann, 1930-2003, Clark Terry, 1920-2015, Oscar Pettiford, 1922-1960

UPC (Physical)

00042283830622

Release Date

1989

Review

Although undoubtedly an expensive acquisition, this ten-CD set is perfectly done and contains dozens of gems. The remarkable but short-lived trumpeter Clifford Brown has the second half of his career fully documented (other than his final performance) and he is showcased in a wide variety of settings. The bulk of the numbers are of Brownie's quintet with co-leader and drummer Max Roach, either Harold Land or Sonny Rollins on tenor, pianist Richie Powell, and bassist George Morrow (including some previously unheard alternate takes), but there is also much more. Brown stars at several jam sessions (including a meeting with fellow trumpeters Clark Terry and Maynard Ferguson), accompanies such singers as Dinah Washington, Helen Merrill, and Sarah Vaughan, and is backed by strings on one date. Everything is here, including classic versions of "Parisian Thoroughfare," "Joy Spring," "Daahoud," "Coronado," a ridiculously fast "Move," "Portrait of Jenny," "Cherokee," "Sandu," "I'll Remember April," and "What Is This Thing Called Love?" Get this set while it stays in print. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Bop, Bop

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Bop