Clifford Brown

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

The music in this CD comes from no-professional privates tapes and its technical sound quality its no up to today's standarts. However, it is released because of the impotance of the musicians involved and of its high musical and historical value. Every effort has been made to improve the sound qualilty through advanced restoration technologies.

Thought to have been Clifford’s last recorded performance, this long unavailable jam session at Music City, in Philadelphia, is now known to be from 1955. It is complemented here by two interesting previously unissued live sets by the Brown- Roach quintet, as well as a rare Clifford Brown interview, which is transcribed in its entirety in the liner notes for this edition.

CLIFORD BROWN, trumpet on all tracks, plus:
[1-3] Jam Session/Music City All Stars Mel “Ziggy” Vines (ts on 1), Billy Root (ts on 2), Sam Dockery (p), Ace Tesone (b), Ellis Tollin (d). Live at Music City Club, Philadelphia, May 31, 1955.

[4-7] Sonny Rollins (ts), Richie Powell (p), George Morrow (b), Max Roach (d). Live at unknown venue, probably New York, early 1956.

[8-10] Same personnel as above. Probably New York, early 1956.

[11] Clifford Brown interviewed by Don Manning after playing sets at the Basin Street Club, New York, April 28, 1956.

Tracks: 1. Walkin’, 2. A Night In Tunisia, 3. Donna Lee, 4. I’ll Remember April *, 5. More Than You Know*, 6. Embraceable You*, 7. Wee Dot*, 8. 52nd Street Theme*, 9. I’ll See You In My Dreams*, 10. These Foolish Things*, 11. Brownie Interviewed By Leonard Feather* (*) Previously unissued

Total Time: 78:24