''Memorial Album'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter

Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...

composed of tracks recorded at two sessions in 1953 and originally released as a 12" LP on the Blue Note label in September 1956.Clifford Brown discography
accessed January 28, 2011 Apart from a few obscure recordings, the album represents the first tracks recorded under Brown's leadership. The 2001 RVG Edition of the album features a re-organized track listing and remastering. The first six tracks on this edition were originally released as ''Lou Donaldson/Clifford Brown - New Faces-New Sounds'' (BLP 5030), whilst tracks #10-15 were released with the title ''New Star on the Horizon'' (BLP 5032), issued in 1954. Also featured here are several alternate takes originally released as ''Alternate Takes'' in the U.S. and ''More Memorable Tracks'' in Japan as bonus tracks. Van Gelder says in the liner notes that "the original LP mixed various sessions in incomplete form", whilst the CD reissue "presents the music of each session as it was recorded and in complete form."2001 liner notes

Reception

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." The

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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".Henderson, A
Allmusic Review
accessed January 28, 2011

Track listing

2001 CD reissue # "Bellarosa" (

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) - 4:14 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Carvin' the Rock" (Hope,

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) - 3:56 # "Cookin'" ( Lou Donaldson) - 3:14 # "Brownie Speaks" (Brown) - 3:46 # "De-Dah" (Hope) - 4:51 # " You Go to My Head" (

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, Haven Gillespie) - 4:19 # "Carvin' the Rock" lternate Take #1- 3:51 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Cookin'" lternate Take- 3:08 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Carvin' the Rock" lternate Take 2- 4:05 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Wail Bait" ( Quincy Jones) - 4:02 # "Hymn of the Orient" ( Gigi Gryce) - 4:07 # "Brownie Eyes" (Jones) - 3:56 Bonus track on CD reissue # "

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) - 3:27 # " Easy Living" ( Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:44 # "Minor Mood" (Brown) - 4:34 # "Wail Bait" lternate Take- 4:07 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Cherokee" lternate Take- 3:42 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Hymn of the Orient" lternate Take- 4:01 Bonus track on CD reissue Original 12" LP (1956, BLP 1526) #"Hymn of the Orient" #"Easy Living" #"Minor Mood" #"Cherokee" #"Wail Bait" #"Brownie Speaks" #"De-Dah" #"Cookin'" #"You Go to My Head" #"Carving the Rock" ''New Star on the Horizon'' 10" LP (1954, BLP 5032) #"Cherokee" #"Easy Living" #"Wail Bait" #"Minor Mood" #"Hymn of the Orient" #"Brownie Eyes"

Personnel

Tracks 1-9 *

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* Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone *

- piano *

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* Philly Joe Jones - drums Tracks 10-18 *Clifford Brown - trumpet * John Lewis - piano * Gigi Gryce -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

* Charlie Rouse -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

*Percy Heath -

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- drums

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Clifford Brown albums 1956 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion