Memorial Album [Original recording remastered]

Clifford Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1953
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00005MIZ6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,334 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BROWN DELIVERS, February 23, 2008

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COMPUTERJAZZMAN "computerjazzman" (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorial Album (Audio CD)

ANYBODY THAT HAS GIVEN ANY CLIFFORD BROWN CD ANY LESS THAN FIVE STARS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS MIND. FRIENDS, GET YOUR HANDS ON EVERYTHING THIS MAN HAS EVER RECORDED. THERE ARE NO BAD CLIFFORD BROWN CD'S. THESE ARE SOME OF BROWNIE'S EARLIEST RECORDINGS. THIS IS BEFORE ANY OF HIS BRILLIANT COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH MAX ROACH. I MAY NOT KNOW ALL OF THE RECORDING DATES LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER REVIEWERS, BUT MY EARS DON'T LIE. I HAVE HAD THIS RECORDING FOR WELL OVER TWENTY YEARS, BELIEVE ME IT IS WORTH PURCHASING.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album (even with the buzz), July 4, 2008

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J. Flynn (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memorial Album (Audio CD)

This is a fantastic album. That said, the buzz on tracks 1 thru 9 is noticeable. If you're like me and listen to quite a bit of early jazz from the 20s, 30s, and 40s (i.e., music often recorded in less than ideal circumstances and with relatively primitive technologies), the buzz likely won't affect your enjoyment. If this is your first CB purchase, however, I second the recommendation to check out his later work with Max Roach. Why not try their 'Basin Street' album instead.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but there are better CB albums to be had, August 5, 2002

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punkviper (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memorial Album (Audio CD)

These 18 tracks comprise 2 different recording sessions early in Brownie's all too brief career. Tracks #1 thru #9 were recorded June 9th 1953 at WOR studios in NYC, with CB on trumpet, Lou Donaldson on alto sax, Elmo Hope on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Tracks #10 thru #18 were recorded August 28th 1953 at Audio Video Studios in NYC, with Gigi Gryce on alto, Charlie Rouse on tenor, John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Art Blakey on drums.

This is both a nice and underwhelming remaster due to a few facts. Nice because it represents each session in its entirety, unlike the original 12" LP release (which was different than the 2 sessions' original release on 2 10"LPs.) Underwhelming because even with the remaster there is still an audible low-level buzz on some of the June 9th tracks, which is inherent to the source tape, as well as drop-outs on track 17.

Seasoned CB fans should appreciate this release, but the casual or uninitiated would almost certainly be better off with Brownie's work with Max Roach during the final two years of his career. There is a fire in that material that really outshines the more conservative and rote impressions given here.