Clifford Brown - "Stompin' At The Savoy"

Clifford Brown's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Stompin' At The Savoy", from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach recording Brown and Roach, Inc., transcribed by Tom Varner.

The Legacy of Clifford Brown

By Barbara Gardener, Downbeat Magazine, Oct. 12, 1961

THEY COULD HAVE called him Cliff; he was the rugged individualist of his day. He could have been known as plain Brown; most people remember him as an unsophisticated, straightforward man. Yet they called him Brownie, an affectionate name one might give to a treasured pet.

Clifford Brown - Trumpeter's Training

by HOLLIE WEST, Downbeat Magazine, July 1980

Of the untold gifted trumpeters who died young and tragically, Clifford Brown is probably the one whose death seems most absurd. He did not singlemindedly destroy himself in the manner of Beiderbecke, Berigan, Berman and Navarro. Nor did he daily fatally with the tempestuous emotions of another person as Lee Morgan did. And he did not endure a long and painful illness like Joe Smith and Booker Little. Brown's death. in an automobile crash in June, 1956, came in a flash. Not yet at the peak of his performing power, he was struck down at age 25 without warning. in the flower of his brief and brilliant career. People mourned him rot only because of his lustrous achievement but also for his youth and promise.

Clifford Brown - "You're Not The Kind"

Clifford Brown's trumpet solo on "You're Not the Kind", from the Sarah Vaughan recording Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown.

Clifford Brown - "Split Kick"

Clifford Brown's trumpet solo on "Split Kick", from the Art Blakey recording A Night at Birdland, Volume 1.

Clifford Brown - "A Night In Tunisia"

Clifford Brown's trumpet solo on "A Night In Tunisia", from the Clifford Brown compilation The Beginning and the End.

Clifford Brown - "Portrait of Jenny"

Clifford Brown's trumpet solo on "Portrait of Jenny", from the Clifford Brown recording Clifford Brown with Strings.