Memorial is a 1956 jazz album by trumpeter Clifford Brown issued posthumously. It was originally released on the Prestige label as PRLP 7055. It principally includes fast bop pieces, also arranged for a brass section. Ira Gitler, who was supervising session for Prestige label at the time, confessed he was greatly impressed by Brown: "When Brownie stood up and took his first solo on "Philly J J", I nearly fell off my seat in the control room. The power, range and brilliance together with the warmth and invention was something that I hadn't heard since Fats Navarro" Tracks 1-4 were recorded abroad with a Swedish All Star Group. Tracks 5-9 were recorded in New York as a Tadd Dameron led 10 inch LP minus the alternate take. Clifford and Benny Golson were the only horn soloists.[1]
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | June 11, 1953 New York City September 15, 1953 Stockholm | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:00 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7055 | |||
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Track listing edit
- "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) - 5:29
- "'Scuse These Blues" (Quincy Jones) - 4:29
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:25
- "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:22
- "Philly J J" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:14
- "Dial 'B' for Beauty" (Dameron) - 4:37
- "Theme of No Repeat" (Dameron) - 5:23
- "Choose Now" [#1] (Dameron) - 4:57
- "Choose Now" [#2] (Dameron) - 3:26
Tracks 1 – 4 recorded on September 15, 1953 in Stockholm and Tracks 5 – 9 recorded on June 11, 1953 in New York City
Personnel edit
On tracks 1-4 - (also released as Clifford Brown and Art Farmer with The Swedish All Stars)
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Art Farmer - trumpet
- Arne Domnerus - alto sax
- Lars Gullin - baritone sax
- Åke Persson - trombone
- Bengt Hallberg - piano
- Gunnar Johnson - double bass
- Jack Noren - drums
On tracks 5-9 - (also released as A Study In Dameronia)
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Benny Golson - tenor sax
- Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
- Gigi Gryce - alto sax
- Herb Mullins - trombone
- Oscar Estell - baritone sax
- Tadd Dameron - piano
- Percy Heath - bass
- Philly Joe Jones - drums
Production edit
- Quincy Jones - supervision (on tracks 1 – 4)
- Ira Gitler - supervision (on tracks 5 – 9)
- Doug Hawkins - engineer (on tracks 5 – 9)
References edit
- ^ Original liner notes