Clifford Brown

• 2 CD SET

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.

This release presents all of Brownie's private solo piano recordings for the fisrt time ever on a sibgle collection ( including many unissued pieces), and all of his tapes practicing the trumpet unaccompanied at home. Among the many bonus tracks, we have included two previously unissued gems from Brownie's roots: a 1952 live performance of " I come from Jamaica" with a long trumpet solo ( his first live recording!), and a trumpet-alto-sax duet version of "Ornithology", played with his teacher Robert Lowery in 1949 or 1950. This rare acetate constitutes Clifford Brown's first recording ever!!!

PERSONNEL:

• CD 1 [1-5]:
• CLIFFORD BROWN (solo piano)
• Rehearsing at home, Philadelphia, 1954.

• CD 1 [6-7]:
• CLIFFORD BROWN (solo trumpet)
• Rehearsing at home, Philadelphia, 1954.

• CD 1 [8]: Clifford Brown duet with his teacher:
• CLIFFORD BROWN, trumpet
• ROBERT "BOYSIE" LOWERY, alto sax
• Wilmington, Delaware, 1949 or 1950.

• CD 1 [9]: Chris Powell and the Five Blue Flames:
• CLIFFORD BROWN, trumpet
• VANCE WILSON, alto & tenor sax
• HAROLD "DUKE" WELLS, piano
• EDDIE LAMBERT, guitar
• JAMES JOHNSON, bass
• OSIE JOHNSON, drums
• CHRIS POWELL, percussion, vocals
• JOHNNY ECHO, vocals
• Radio broadcast, live from unknown venue. Chicago, late March-April, 1952.

• CD 1 [10-11]:
• Same personnel as 9.
• Chicago, March 21, 1952.

• CD 1 [12-13]:
• Clifford Brown singing and speaking with his wife and friends at home, Philadelphia, 1954.

• CD 2 [1-4]:
• CLIFFORD BROWN (solo piano)
• Rehearsing at home, Philadelphia, early 1956.

• CD 2 [5]:
• CLIFFORD BROWN, piano
• GEORGE MORROW, bass
• Live at unknown venue, late 1955.

TRACKS:

• CD 1: 72:49 Min.
• 01. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
• 02. Medley: It Could Happen To You/ They Can't Take That Away From Me.
• 03. Night & Day
• 04. I'll Remember April
• 05. Au Private
• 06. Practice Tape# 1 (Variations on Cherokee)
• 07. Practice Tape# 2 (Variations on Dizzy Atmosphere)
• 08. Ornithology ( acetate, 1949/50) (*)
• 09. I Come From Jamaica (live 1952) (*)
• 10. I Come From Jamaica (studio, 1952)
• 11. Ida Red (Studio 1952)
• 12. Brownie Sings
• 13. Brownie Speaks

• CD 2: 74:29 Min.
• 01. Medley: Rock Of Ages / Dewey Square / Nature Boy (*)
• 02. Original Improvisations / Blues / Ah Leu Cha / Lover Come Back To Me (*)
• 03. Blues / Hallelujah (*)
• 04. Billy Boy (*)
• 05. Ow! (*)

• (*) BONUS TRACKS