[LP Live] Clifford Brown Ensemble Featuring Zoot Sims, Original US 1955 MONO 10-inch LP

Clifford Brown Ensemble Featuring Zoot Sims, Original US 1955 MONO 10-inch LP (Pacific Jazz Records PJLP-19) Original Jazz Vinyl Clifford Brown, trumpet Zoot Sims, tenor sax Bob Gordon, baritone sax Stu Williamson, valve trombone Russ Freeman, piano Joe Mondragon, bass Shelly Manne, drums Jack Montrose, arranger Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 12, 1954 'Joy Spring', 'Finders Keepers', 'Daahoud' Carson Smith, bass replaces Mondragon Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 13, 1954 'Gone With The Wind', 'Blueberry Hill', 'Tiny Capers', 'Bones For Jones' 1st original 1955 US mono 10" pressing Biography 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. 00:00 Side 1 Setting 00:13 Gone With The Wind 03:59 Joy Spring 07:15 Finders Keepers 10:09 Blueberry Hill 13:28 Side 2 Setting 13:42 Tiny Capers 18:04 Bones For Jones 22:22 Daahoud 26:40 Album Photos