Clifford
Brown only recorded a handful of sides for Blue Note – but all of the best ones are included in this excellent album – a full length set that culls together
Brown's material from the 10" years, issued as a memorial to his early death in 1956! Side one features
Brown with the modernist Gigi Gryce on flute and alto sax – plus Charlie Rouse on tenor, John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Art Blakey on drums – a lineup that has a strong sense of soul, balanced with a dose of modernism – on titles that include the classic "Hymn to the Orient" – worth the price of the album alone – plus "Easy Living", "Cherokee", "Wail Bait", and "Minor Mood". Side two features an equally sharp group – with Lou Donaldson on some excellent alto, and the great Elmo Hope on piano – on titles that include "
Brownie Speaks", "De Dah", "Cookin", "You Go To My Head", and "Carving The Rock".
(180 gram pressing – mastered by Kevin Gray!)