Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown
08/02/1954
Lyrics from Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown
All Music Guide Review
Although undoubtedly an expensive acquisition, this ten-CD set is perfectly done and contains dozens of gems. The remarkable but short-lived trumpeter Clifford Brown has the second half of his career fully documented (other than his final performance) and he is showcased in a wide variety of settings. The bulk of the numbers are of Brownie's quintet with co-leader and drummer Max Roach, either Harold Land or Sonny Rollins on tenor, pianist Richie Powell, and bassist George Morrow (including some previously unheard alternate takes), but there is also much more. Brown stars at several jam sessions (including a meeting with fellow trumpeters Clark Terry and Maynard Ferguson), accompanies such singers as Dinah Washington, Helen Merrill, and Sarah Vaughan, and is backed by strings on one date. Everything is here, including classic versions of "Parisian Thoroughfare," "Joy Spring," "Daahoud," "Coronado," a ridiculously fast "Move," "Portrait of Jenny," "Cherokee," "Sandu," "I'll Remember April," and "What Is This Thing Called Love?" Get this set while it stays in print. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown Track Listing
Credits of Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown
- Joe Maini
- Sax (Alto)
- Junior Mance
- Piano
- Dan Morgenstern
- Liner Notes
- George Morrow
- Bass
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sarah Vaughan
- Vocals
- Bob Shad
- Producer, Original Session Producer
- Kiyoshi "Boxman" Koyama
- Compilation, Research
- Chuck Stewart
- Photography, Cover Photo
- Herman Leonard
- Photography
- Kiyoshi Tokiwa
- Editing, Digital Remastering, Remastering
- Suenori Fukui
- Digital Transfers
- Richie Powell
- Piano
- Bill Claxton
- Photography
- Danny Bank
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Joe Benjamin
- Bass
- Keter Betts
- Bass
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Ernie Wilkins
- Arranger, Conductor
- Barry Galbraith
- Guitar
- Roy Haynes
- Drums
- Milt Hinton
- Bass
- Osie Johnson
- Drums
- Jimmy Jones
- Piano
- Clifford Brown
- Trumpet, Main Performer
- Curtis Counce
- Bass
- Tadd Dameron
- Arranger
- Kenny Drew
- Piano
- Maynard Ferguson
- Trumpet
- Herb Geller
- Sax (Alto)
- Quincy Jones
- Arranger, Conductor, Liner Notes, Assistant
- Harold Land
- Sax (Tenor)
- Herbie Mann
- Flute
- Helen Merrill
- Vocals, ?
- Oscar Pettiford
- Bass, Cello
- Max Roach
- Drums
- Sonny Rollins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Dinah Washington
- Vocals
- Walter Benton
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bobby Donaldson
- Drums
- Neal Hefti
- Arranger, Conductor











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