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Clifford Brown|The Singers Sessions With Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan And Helen Merrill: The EmArcy Master Takes (Vol. 2)

The Singers Sessions With Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan And Helen Merrill: The EmArcy Master Takes (Vol. 2)

Clifford Brown, Dinah Washington, Helen Merrill, Sarah Vaughan

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The 2012 Clifford Brown three-disc anthology The EmArcy Master Takes, Vol. 2: The Singers Sessions collects all of the tracks Brown recorded with vocalists Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Helen Merrill during one magical five-month period in 1954. All of these sessions are now considered classic recordings and landmarks in the careers of each singer, as well as legendary trumpeter Brown. Coming off a four-year ascent that found him moving from working as a sideman with the R&B band the Blue Flames in 1951, to playing as a member of the Lionel Hampton band in 1953, to co-leading his innovative quartet with drummer Max Roach in 1954, Brown was a bona fide star by the mid-'50s and considered by many, including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, to be the best trumpeter of his generation. Tragically, Brown's career was cut short when he died in a car accident in 1956. Thankfully, Brown was well recorded before his death, and these sessions display both his adept gift for virtuosic improvisation and empathetic ear for subtle, tender accompaniment of vocalists. Having already begun developing a strong group aesthetic -- later showcased on its own EmArcy recordings in 1954 -- that mixed thoughtful arrangements with adventurous improvisation, the Brown and Roach band was a superb choice for showcasing singers where arrangements and strong dynamic shifts are central to a good performance. Backing the vocalists here are not just the Brown/Roach band with tenor saxophonist Harold Land and pianists Richie Powell and Junior Mance, but also lineups including such stellar musicians as tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, flutist Herbie Mann, drummer Roy Haynes, bassists Milt Hinton and Oscar Pettiford, and, as on the Merrill sessions, arrangements by Quincy Jones. Featuring a hardbound book with photos of the original front and back album covers, as well as new liner notes from Down Beat magazine’s Aaron Cohen, The Singers Sessions is essential listening for both Brown fans and jazz vocal fans alike.

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1
Introduction By Bob Shad (Live In Los Angeles / 1954)
Clifford Brown
00:01:14

Clifford Brown, MainArtist - Bob Shad, Producer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Live In Los Angeles / 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars
00:14:54

Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown All Stars, MainArtist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
I've Got You Under My Skin (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Dinah Washington
00:05:26

Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
No More (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Dinah Washington
00:03:21

Bob Russell, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Camarata, ComposerLyricist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Move (Live In Los Angeles / 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars
00:14:36

Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, ComposerLyricist - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown All Stars, MainArtist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Darn That Dream (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars
00:05:16

CLYDE OTIS, Producer - Quincy Jones, Producer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Producer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Leonard Feather, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown All Stars, MainArtist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
You Go To My Head (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Dinah Washington
00:11:10

J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, FeaturedArtist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

DISC 2

1
Medley: My Funny Valentine/Don't Worry 'Bout Me/Bess, You Is My Woman Now/It Might As Well Be Spring (Live In Los Angeles / 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars
00:11:32

George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Dorothy Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Dubose Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Rube Bloom, ComposerLyricist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown All Stars, MainArtist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Lover Come Back To Me (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Dinah Washington
00:09:54

Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Sigmund Romberg, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, FeaturedArtist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Medley: Alone Together/Summertime/Come Rain Or Come Shine (Live In Los Angeles / 1954)
Dinah Washington
00:07:22

George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Dorothy Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, MainArtist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dubose Edwin Heyward, Author

℗ 1955 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Crazy He Calls Me (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars
00:04:47

Bob Russell, Composer - Carl Sigman, Author - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown All Stars, MainArtist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
There Is No Greater Love (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Dinah Washington
00:02:35

Marty Symes, ComposerLyricist - Isham Jones, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, FeaturedArtist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
I'll Remember April (Live In Los Angeles, 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars
00:11:47

Gene DePaul, Composer - Don Raye, Author - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Geller, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dinah Washington, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Patricia Johnston, Composer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Land, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Keter Betts, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown All Stars, MainArtist - Richie Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

DISC 3

1
Lullaby Of Birdland
Sarah Vaughan
00:03:59

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, ComposerLyricist - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Composer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
April In Paris
Sarah Vaughan
00:06:20

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - E.Y. HARBURG, Author - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Duke, Composer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
He's My Guy
Sarah Vaughan
00:04:13

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Jim
Sarah Vaughan
00:05:52

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Samuels, ComposerLyricist - Caesar Petrillo, ComposerLyricist - Nelson Shawn, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
You're Not The Kind
Sarah Vaughan
00:04:43

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Embraceable You
Sarah Vaughan
00:04:50

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
I'm Glad There Is You
Sarah Vaughan
00:05:11

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Madeira, ComposerLyricist - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Dorsey, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
September Song
Sarah Vaughan
00:05:47

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Weill, ComposerLyricist - Joe Benjamin, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Maxwell Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
It's Crazy
Sarah Vaughan
00:04:54

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Timmy Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Al Fields, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Don't Explain
Helen Merrill
00:05:11

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Danny Bank, Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Helen Merrill
00:04:19

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, Bari Sax, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.

12
What's New
Helen Merrill
00:04:59

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Haggart, Composer - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Pettiford, Cello, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.

13
Falling In Love With Love
Helen Merrill
00:03:55

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Oscar Pettiford, Cello, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1978 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

14
Yesterdays
Helen Merrill
00:05:59

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Pettiford, Cello, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1955 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

15
Born To Be Blue
Helen Merrill
00:05:15

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Danny Bank, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.

16
'S Wonderful
Helen Merrill
00:03:12

Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist

℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Album review

The 2012 Clifford Brown three-disc anthology The EmArcy Master Takes, Vol. 2: The Singers Sessions collects all of the tracks Brown recorded with vocalists Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Helen Merrill during one magical five-month period in 1954. All of these sessions are now considered classic recordings and landmarks in the careers of each singer, as well as legendary trumpeter Brown. Coming off a four-year ascent that found him moving from working as a sideman with the R&B band the Blue Flames in 1951, to playing as a member of the Lionel Hampton band in 1953, to co-leading his innovative quartet with drummer Max Roach in 1954, Brown was a bona fide star by the mid-'50s and considered by many, including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, to be the best trumpeter of his generation. Tragically, Brown's career was cut short when he died in a car accident in 1956. Thankfully, Brown was well recorded before his death, and these sessions display both his adept gift for virtuosic improvisation and empathetic ear for subtle, tender accompaniment of vocalists. Having already begun developing a strong group aesthetic -- later showcased on its own EmArcy recordings in 1954 -- that mixed thoughtful arrangements with adventurous improvisation, the Brown and Roach band was a superb choice for showcasing singers where arrangements and strong dynamic shifts are central to a good performance. Backing the vocalists here are not just the Brown/Roach band with tenor saxophonist Harold Land and pianists Richie Powell and Junior Mance, but also lineups including such stellar musicians as tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, flutist Herbie Mann, drummer Roy Haynes, bassists Milt Hinton and Oscar Pettiford, and, as on the Merrill sessions, arrangements by Quincy Jones. Featuring a hardbound book with photos of the original front and back album covers, as well as new liner notes from Down Beat magazine’s Aaron Cohen, The Singers Sessions is essential listening for both Brown fans and jazz vocal fans alike.

© Matt Collar /TiVo

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