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Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet was one of the golden groups of the 1950s, co-led by two of the most eminent stars on trumpet and drums. Geoffrey Smith surveys the great recordings they made before Brownie's untimely death at just twenty-five.

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Sun 26 May 2013 00:00
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  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    If I Love Again

    Composer: Murray, Oakland Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Harold Land, ts; George Morrow, b; Richie Powell, p; Max Roach, d. February 1955

    • Four Classic Albums: Clifford Brown.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 950. D2, Tr. 9 (3.21).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Daahoud

    Composer: Brown Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Max Roach, d; Harold Land, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b. 6 August 1954

    • Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • EJC 55560. D2, Tr. 10 (3.59).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Joy Spring

    Composer: Brown Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Max Roach, d; Harold Land, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b. 6 August 1954

    • Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • EJC 55560. D2, Tr. 2 (6.59).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Cherokee

    Composer: Noble Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Harold Land, ts; George Morrow, b; Richie Powell, p; Max Roach, d. February 1955

    • Four Classic Albums: Clifford Brown.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 950. D2, Tr. 2 (5.43).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Sandu

    Composer: Brown Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Harold Land, ts; George Morrow, b; Richie Powell, p; Max Roach, d. February 1955

    • Four Classic Albums: Clifford Brown.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 950 D2, Tr.7. (4.54).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    The Blues Walk

    Composer: Brown Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Max Roach, d; Harold Land, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b. 24 February 1955

    • Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • EJC 55560. D3,Tr.1 (6.42).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Time

    Composer: Powell Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Max Roach, d; Sonny Rollins, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b. 16 February 1956

    • Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • EJC 55560. D3, Tr.12 (5.05).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Gertrude's Bounce

    Composer: Powell Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Max Roach, d; Sonny Rollins, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b. 4 January 1956

    • Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • EJC 55560. D3, Tr. 6 (4.10).

  • The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet

    Love is a Many-Splendored Thing

    Composer: Fain-Paul, Webster Performers: Clifford Brown, t; Max Roach, d; Sonny Rollins, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b. 16 February 1956

    • Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • EJC 55560. D4, Tr. 9 (4.14).

  • Sonny Rollins

    I Feel a Song Coming On

    Composer: McHugh, Fields, Oppenheimer Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Clifford Brown, t; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b; Max Roach, d. 22 March 1956

    • Four Classic Albums: Sonny Rollins.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 965. D1; Tr. 3 (5.13).

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  • Sun 26 May 2013 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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