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Clifford
Brown.
Trumpet / composer
A trumpeter of remarkable warmth and clarity whose partnership with Max Roach helped shape the new sound.
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01 / The story
Clifford’s
sound
Clifford Brown was born in Wilmington, Delaware. By the early 1950s his fluent technique and lyrical sense had made him one of the most admired young trumpeters in jazz.
In 1954 he formed a quintet with drummer Max Roach. The group balanced intricate ensemble writing, blues feeling and wide-open solo space. Brown died in a car crash in 1956, but recordings such as Joy Spring continued to influence later trumpet players.
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A first listenClifford Brown & Max Roach
The 1954 collaboration captures a central hard bop partnership, including Brown’s Joy Spring.
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Sources and photograph
Biography source · Photograph source · US public domain. Image cropped in the page layout.