CLIFFORD BROWN MEMORIAL ALBUM-BLUE NOTE LEX 1526 DG LP

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CLIFFORD BROWN MEMORIAL ALBUM-BLUE NOTE LEX 1526 DG LP!


A VG+/VG ORIGINAL LP ON BLUE NOTE 1526

A DEEP GROOVE PRESSING FROM 1956 WITH 767 LEXINGTON AVENUE ADDRESS ON LABEL BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS BOTTOM BACK COVER

A FLAT EDGE VINYL BLANK RECORDED BY RUDY VAN GELDER WITH RVG AND THE EAR IN THE DEAD WAX

WITH CLIFFORD ON TRUMPET, GIGI GRYCE ON ALTO, CHARLIE ROUSE ON TENOR, JOHN LEWIS ON PIANO, PERCY HEATH ON BASS, ART BLAKEY ON DRUMS

5 TRACKS INCLUDING WAIL BAIT, HYMN OF THE ORIENT, EASY LIVING, MINOR MOOD, CHEROKEE

COVER WITH NOTICEABLE RUB AND RING WEAR BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS AGE DISCOLORATION. BOTTOM EDGE SPLIT ENTIRE LENGTH. TOP AND SPINE WITH ROUGH SPOTS.

SOME LIGHT SPINDLE RUB MARKS AROUND HOLE. SOME LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE LINES ON VINYL, INCLUDING ONE ACROSS THE CUTS ON SIDE 2. I'VE PLAYED THIS LP ON THE VPI TURNTABLE AND AND WHILE IT MAY APPEAR TO BE VG IT'S A VG+ PLAY. THE COSMETIC ITEMS DID NOT SEEM TO AFFECT PLAY. STILL A WONDERFUL SOUNDING DEEP GROOVE PRESSING AFTER 50 YEARS!

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Biography
by Scott Yanow
Clifford Brown's death in a car accident at the age of 25 was one of the great tragedies in jazz history. Already ranking with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis as one of the top trumpeters in jazz, Brownie was still improving in 1956. Plus he was a clean liver and was not even driving; the up-and-coming pianist Richie Powell and his wife (who was driving) also perished in the crash.

Clifford Brown accomplished a great deal in the short time he had. He started on trumpet when he was 15, and by 1948 was playing regularly in Philadelphia. Fats Navarro, who was his main influence, encouraged Brown, as did Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. After a year at Maryland State University, he was in a serious car accident in June 1950 that put him out of action for a year. In 1952, Brown made his recording debut with Chris Powell's Blue Flames (an R&B group). The following year, he spent some time with Tadd Dameron, and from August to December was with Lionel Hampton's band, touring Europe and leading some recording sessions. In early 1954, he recorded some brilliant solos at Birdland with Art Blakey's quintet (a band that directly preceded the Jazz Messengers) and by mid-year had formed a quintet with Max Roach. Considered one of the premiere hard bop bands, the group lasted until Brown's death, featuring Harold Land (and later Sonny Rollins) on tenor and recording several superb sets for Emarcy. Just hours before his death, Brownie appeared at a Philadelphia jam session that was miraculously recorded, and played some of the finest music of his short life.

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