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The incomparable trumpeter Clifford Brown was just beginning his career when he recorded two sessions as bandleader for Blue Note in 1953 – one quintet session led by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and one sextet session under his own name – which were released shortly after his tragic death in a car accident in 1956 on the 12-inch LP “Memorial Album” (BLP 1526). One part features the sextet with alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce, tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Art Blakey in a rousing version of “Cherokee”, a breathtaking ballad interpretation of “Easy Living”, the bebop theme “Wail Bait” by Quincy Jones and much more. The second part features the Donaldson-Brown Quintet with Heath on bass, Elmo Hope on piano and Philly Joe Jones on drums – with a set that includes Brown's fast-paced original “Brownie Speaks”, Hope's groovy “De-Dah” and the radiant ballad “You Go To My Head”.
As part of the extremely popular “Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic by the legendary Kevin Gray, who is also responsible for Blue Note US's analog reissues such as “Tone Poet” and “Classic Vinyl” – as a limited Japan only UHQCD with OBI stripe. The original recording sessions for “Memorial Album” took place on June 9 and August 28, 1953 at WOR Studios and Audio-Video Studios in New York.
1. Hymn Of The Orient
2. Easy Living
3. Minor Mood
4. Cherokee
5. Wail Bait
6. Brownie Speaks
7. De-Dah
8. Cookin'
9. You Go To My Head
10. Carvin’ The Rock