Memorial Album (Clifford Brown album)
Memorial Album | ||||
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Compilation album by Clifford Brown | ||||
Released | Mid September 1956[1] | |||
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Studio | WOR Studios, NYC Audio-Video Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 71:08 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 1526 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Clifford Brown chronology | ||||
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New Faces – New Sounds | ||||
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Studio album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet | ||||
Released | 1953 | |||
Recorded | June 9, 1953 | |||
Studio | WOR Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 5030 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Clifford Brown chronology | ||||
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New Star on the Horizon | ||||
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Studio album by Clifford Brown | ||||
Released | 1953 | |||
Recorded | August 28, 1953 | |||
Studio | Audio-Video Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 5032 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Clifford Brown chronology | ||||
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Memorial Album is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown recorded on June 9, 1953 and August 28, 1953 and released on Blue Note in September 1956. The two sessions were originally released on ten-inch LPs as New Faces – New Sounds (1953) (credited to Lou Donaldson–Clifford Brown) and New Star on the Horizon (1953), respectively.[1][2]
Background
Apart from a few obscure recordings, the album represents the first tracks recorded under Brown's leadership.
Release history
The 2001 RVG Edition of the album features a re-organized track listing and remastering. Van Gelder says in the liner notes that "the original LP mixed various sessions in incomplete form", while the CD reissue "presents the music of each session as it was recorded and in complete form."[3] The reissue also contains alternate takes that were originally released on vinyl as Alternate Takes in the U.S. and More Memorable Tracks in Japan.[2][4]
Legacy
Blue Note annotator Bob Blumenthal for the 2001 re-issue called the compilation an early chapter "in the tragically brief legacy of one of the greatest musicians in jazz history. They helped introduce trumpeter Clifford Brown to the world, contributed to his meteoric rise to prominence, and set an incredibly high standard for debut recordings that successive generations have found difficult to match."[3]
Reception
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The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson stated: "Recorded in 1953, the material on this 18-track CD isn't quite as essential as some of Brown's work with drummer Max Roach in 1954 and 1955, but is still superb... Casual listeners would be better off starting out with some of Brown's recordings with Max Roach; nonetheless, seasoned fans will find that this CD is a treasure chest".[5]
Track listing
Original 12" LP (1956, BLP 1526)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Hymn of the Orient" | Gigi Gryce | August 28, 1953 | |
2. | "Easy Living" | August 28, 1953 | ||
3. | "Minor Mood" | Clifford Brown | August 28, 1953 | |
4. | "Cherokee" | Ray Noble | August 28, 1953 | |
5. | "Wail Bait" | Quincy Jones | August 28, 1953 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Brownie Speaks" | Clifford Brown | August 28, 1953 | |
2. | "De-Dah" | Elmo Hope | June 9, 1953 | |
3. | "Cookin'" | Lou Donaldson | June 9, 1953 | |
4. | "You Go to My Head" | June 9, 1953 | ||
5. | "Carvin' the Rock" |
| June 9, 1953 |
2001 CD reissue
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Bellarosa" | June 9, 1953 | 4:14 | |
2. | "Carvin' the Rock" |
| June 9, 1953 | 3:56 |
3. | "Cookin'" | Donaldson | June 9, 1953 | 3:14 |
4. | "Brownie Speaks" | Brown | June 9, 1953 | 3:46 |
5. | "De-Dah" | Hope | June 9, 1953 | 4:51 |
6. | "You Go to My Head" |
| June 9, 1953 | 4:19 |
7. | "Carvin' the Rock" | June 9, 1953 | 3:51 | |
8. | "Cookin'" (alternate take) | Donaldson | June 9, 1953 | 3:08 |
9. | "Carvin' the Rock" (alternate take 2) | June 9, 1953 | 4:05 | |
10. | "Wail Bait" | Jones | August 28, 1953 | 4:02 |
11. | "Hymn of the Orient" | Gryce | August 28, 1953 | 4:07 |
12. | "Brownie Eyes" | Jones | August 28, 1953 | 3:56 |
13. | "Cherokee" | Noble | August 28, 1953 | 3:27 |
14. | "Easy Living" |
| August 28, 1953 | 3:44 |
15. | "Minor Mood" | Brown | August 28, 1953 | 4:34 |
16. | "Wail Bait" (alternate take) | Jones | August 28, 1953 | 4:07 |
17. | "Cherokee" (alternate take) | Noble | August 28, 1953 | 3:42 |
18. | "Hymn of the Orient" (alternate take) | Gryce | August 28, 1953 | 4:01 |
Lou Donaldson–Clifford Brown – New Faces – New Sounds 10" LP (1953, BLP 5030)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Carvin' the Rock" | June 9, 1953 | ||
2. | "You Go to My Head" | June 9, 1953 | ||
3. | "De-Dah" | Elmo Hope | June 9, 1953 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Brownie Speaks" | Clifford Brown | June 9, 1953 | |
2. | "Cookin'" | Lou Donaldson | June 9, 1953 | |
3. | "Bellarosa" | June 9, 1953 |
New Star on the Horizon 10" LP (1954, BLP 5032)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Cherokee" | Ray Noble | August 28, 1953 | |
2. | "Easy Living" | August 28, 1953 | ||
3. | "Wail Bait" | Quincy Jones | August 28, 1953 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Minor Mood" | Clifford Brown | August 28, 1953 | |
2. | "Hymn of the Orient" | Gigi Gryce | August 28, 1953 | |
3. | "Brownie Eyes" | Philly Joe Jones | August 28, 1953 |
Personnel
Musicians
June 9, 1953
- Clifford Brown – trumpet
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Elmo Hope – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
- recorded at WOR Studios, NYC
August 28, 1953
- Clifford Brown – trumpet
- John Lewis – piano
- Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
- Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
- Percy Heath – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
- recorded at Audio-Video Studios, NYC
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
- ^ a b Billboard Sept 29, 1956
- ^ a b Clifford Brown discography accessed January 28, 2011
- ^ a b 2001 liner notes
- ^ "Clifford Brown - More Memorable Tracks aka Alternate Takes". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2011
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- Memorial Album (Blue Note, 1953 [1956])
- Memorial (Prestige, 1953 [1956])
- Arranged by Montrose (Jack Montrose, 1954)/Jazz Immortal ([1956])
- Jam Session (with Clark Terry & Maynard Ferguson, 1954)
Max Roach
- Best Coast Jazz (1954)
- Clifford Brown All Stars (1954)
- Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954)
- Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954)
- Daahoud (1954)
- Clifford Brown with Strings (1955)
- Study in Brown (1955)
- Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (1956)
- Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (CB/MRQ, 1956)
with others
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (Art Blakey, 1954)
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (Art Blakey, 1954)
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (Art Blakey, 1954)
- Dinah Jams (Dinah Washington, 1954)
- Helen Merrill (1954)
- Sarah Vaughan (1954)
- Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (with Max Roach, [1995])