Tag: Clifford Brown

  • Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Study in Brown, 1955 on EmArcy

    Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Study in Brown, 1955 on EmArcy

    Brown and Roach are joined by Harold Land (tenor), Richie Powell (piano), and George Morrow (bass). Recorded Feb 23rd and 25th of 1955. Fantastic album. My copy—via private sale—is the 2021 Acoustic Sounds Series reissue on 180g vinyl, supervised by Chad Kassem, cut by Ryan Smith, and pressed at Quality Record Pressing. As you’d expect,…

  • Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on EmArcy

    Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on EmArcy

    Later reissued as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, this was Vaughan’s second self-titled LP, and her second studio album. The band also includes Paul Quinichette on tenor sax, Roy Haynes on drums, Herbie Mann on flute, and Jimmy Jones on piano. It was originally recorded December 18th, 1954, and released in 1955. What a masterful…