Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown – New Faces, New Sounds (1953/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown – New Faces, New Sounds (1953/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 24:22 minutes | 974 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

New Faces New Sounds is a 1953 date featuring saxophonist Lou Donaldson and trumpeter Clifford Brown leading a quartet. The tracks were also issued on 1956’s Memorial Album after Brown’s death. Backing them here are pianist Elmo Hope, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. This is superb, highly influential hard bop jazz.

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Clifford Brown – New Star On The Horizon (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Clifford Brown – New Star On The Horizon (1954/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 23:32 minutes | 966 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

New Star On The Horizon was recorded in June and August of 1953 and represents some of the first tracks that Clifford Brown recorded as a band leader. It was produced by Alfred Lion and was originally released in 1954.

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Clifford Brown – New Star On The Horizon (Mono Remastered) (1953/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Clifford Brown – New Star On The Horizon (Mono Remastered) (1953/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 23:32 minutes | 551 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

Originally released in 1953, prolific jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is joined here by Gigi Gryce, Charlie Rouse, John Lewis, Percy Heath, and Art Blakey.

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Clifford Brown – Memorial Album (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Clifford Brown – Memorial Album (1956/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:54 minutes | 1,34 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

From the very beginning of his brief career, it was obvious that Clifford Brown was one of the greatest trumpeters of all time. The music on the Clifford Brown Memorial Album features Brownie in 1953 on his first jazz recordings. Even if he had only recorded the music on this release, Brown would have been considered an immortal. Five songs match him with Lou Donaldson and Elmo Hope and these not only include his brilliant solos on “Brownie Speaks” and Hope’s catchy “De-Dah” but a mature ballad statement on “You Go To My Head.” Brown was building on the legacy of Fats Navarro while challenging Dizzy Gillespie’s position as modern jazz’s top trumpeter, and Brownie was only 22. The other half of this remarkable release has Brown in a sextet with Art Blakey and John Lewis, ripping into “Cherokee” (Charlie Parker would have been proud) and “Wail Bait” while caressing “Easy Living.” His large beautiful tone, mastery of bebop and remarkable technique made Brown a giant from the start. Listen to the Clifford Brown Memorial Album and hear where Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw came from.

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Clifford Brown – Live at the Bee Hive (1979/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Clifford Brown – Live at the Bee Hive (1979/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:36:34 minutes | 1,93 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy

This double-LP was a major disappointment when it came out in 1979 due to the consistently crummy recording quality. The playing is actually somewhat historic, a jam session featuring the ill-fated Clifford Brown, tenorman Sonny Rollins (who was playing with Brownie for the first time), drummer Max Roach and a few other musicians (Nicky Hill on tenor, pianist Billy Wallace, guitarist Leo Blevins and bassist George Morrow). But many of these lengthy tunes (“I’ll Remember April” is over 30 minutes long) sound like little more than trumpet-drums duets due to the weird balance, making most of the music quite unlistenable. – Scott Yanow

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Clifford Brown – The Clifford Brown Big Band In Paris (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Clifford Brown – The Clifford Brown Big Band In Paris (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:35 minutes | 500 MB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazz

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”, and “Daahoud” have become jazz standards. Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics’ Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1972.

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Clifford Brown – Brownie Eyes (1974/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Clifford Brown – Brownie Eyes (1974/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:59 minutes | 693 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Applause Records

Applause Records releases Clifford Brown’s 1974 classic Brownie Eyes, a 9-track collection of standards and originals presented in stunning digital clarity for modern audiences!

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