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The Beginning and the End has some incredible music. Trumpeter Clifford Brown is heard at the beginning of his tragically brief career, taking solos on a pair of R&B sides by Chris Powell's Blue Flames. The remainder of the package features Brown on the last night of his life, just a few hours before his death in a car accident. Performing in his hometown of Philadelphia before a loving crowd, the 25-year-old is heard playing at his absolute peak. He performs "Walkin" with a local sextet that includes Billy Root on tenor and pianist Sam Dockery (a future member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers), "A Night in Tunisia" with a quintet, and concludes both his night and his career with a quartet rendition of "Donna Lee" that is simply brilliant. Brown's death was one of the great tragedies in jazz history and his "goodbyes" to the audience are ironic and, in retrospect, quite sad; don't listen to them twice. But Clifford Brown's playing on this date is so memorable that the LP is essential for all jazz collections.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Clifford Brown, Performer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet - Vance Willson, Alto Saxophone - Vance Willson, Tenor Saxophone - Eddie Lambert, Guitar - Don Schlitten, Producer - Chris Powell, Vocal - Chris Powell, Percussion - Lawrence Cohn, Re-Issue Producer - James Johnson, Bass - C. Powell, Composer - C. Powell, Lyricist - Osie Johnson, Drums - Duke Wells, Piano - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Clifford Brown, Performer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet - Vance Willson, Alto Saxophone - Vance Willson, Tenor Saxophone - Eddie Lambert, Guitar - Don Schlitten, Producer - Chris Powell, Vocal - Chris Powell, Percussion - Lawrence Cohn, Re-Issue Producer - James Johnson, Bass - C. Powell, Composer - C. Powell, Lyricist - Osie Johnson, Drums - Duke Wells, Piano - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Carpenter, Composer - R. Carpenter, Lyricist - Clifford Brown, Performer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet - Billy Root, Tenor Saxophone - Don Schlitten, Producer - Ellis Tollin, Drums - Lawrence Cohn, Re-Issue Producer - Ziggy Vines, Tenor Saxophone - Ace Tisone, Bass - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer - Sam Dockery, Piano
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Clifford Brown, Performer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet - Billy Root, Tenor Saxophone - Don Schlitten, Producer - Ellis Tollin, Drums - Lawrence Cohn, Re-Issue Producer - F. Paparelli, Composer - J. Gillespie, Composer - Ace Tisone, Bass - Ziggy Vines, Tenor Saxophone - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer - Sam Dockery, Piano
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Clifford Brown, Performer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet - Billy Root, Tenor Saxophone - Don Schlitten, Producer - Ellis Tollin, Drums - Lawrence Cohn, Re-Issue Producer - Charlie Parker, Composer - Charlie Parker, Lyricist - Ace Tisone, Bass - Ziggy Vines, Tenor Saxophone - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer - Sam Dockery, Piano
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The Beginning and the End has some incredible music. Trumpeter Clifford Brown is heard at the beginning of his tragically brief career, taking solos on a pair of R&B sides by Chris Powell's Blue Flames. The remainder of the package features Brown on the last night of his life, just a few hours before his death in a car accident. Performing in his hometown of Philadelphia before a loving crowd, the 25-year-old is heard playing at his absolute peak. He performs "Walkin" with a local sextet that includes Billy Root on tenor and pianist Sam Dockery (a future member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers), "A Night in Tunisia" with a quintet, and concludes both his night and his career with a quartet rendition of "Donna Lee" that is simply brilliant. Brown's death was one of the great tragedies in jazz history and his "goodbyes" to the audience are ironic and, in retrospect, quite sad; don't listen to them twice. But Clifford Brown's playing on this date is so memorable that the LP is essential for all jazz collections.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:16
- Main artists: Clifford Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy - Columbia
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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