Memorial Album
by Clifford Brown
- Type: Compilation
- Released: September 1956
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 10:14
- Community rating: 4.22/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released posthumously after the trumpeter's tragic death at age 25, this album combines sessions recorded in 1953. The recordings stand as a testament to his warm tone, melodic brilliance, and immense influence on the hard bop style despite his brief career.
Genres
Descriptors: Instrumental, Improvisation, Technical, Complex, Acoustic
Tracklist
Credits
- Clifford Brown - primary artist, trumpet
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, flute
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Percy Heath - bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones - drums
- Art Blakey - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
- Leonard Feather - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Elmo Hope - piano
- John Lewis - piano
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone