Clifford Brown - The Complete Paris Sessions (1991) (3CD Box Set) FLAC Free


Clifford Brown - The Complete Paris Sessions (1991) (3CD Box Set) FLAC
EAC rip | 3CD | FLAC - Log - Cue | Full Artwork | Release: 1991 | 1.14 GB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Trumpet | Label: Vogue


In a way, Brown was the Wynton Marsalis of his time; like Marsalis, Brown came on the jazz scene following a period of significant stylistic change. However, unlike Marsalis (who rejected the free jazz made famous by the generation just preceding his own), Brown chose to embrace the innovations of his immediate elders. In the process, Brown became one of the great post-Gillespie trumpeters, developing a voice that spoke the language of bebop with a distinct, personal inflection. In September 1953 -- having just recorded his first dates as a leader for Blue Note -- Brown went to Europe with Lionel Hampton.


While in Paris, Brown recorded a series of sides with mostly French rhythm sections for the Vogue label, several of which are reissued here. Half the cuts feature Brown as a featured soloist with a big band comprised of Hampton's bandmembers and led by alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce. Gryce's tunes are solid, but the date would be unmemorable without Brown, whose flair for spontaneous invention elevates the banality of the context. The final tracks present Brown and Gryce in a sextet, and the results are more compelling. Gryce's Bird-derived improvisations are pleasant, and his tunes and arrangements seem to bear up better when written for a small group. Brown was one of the most technically accomplished trumpet players jazz had produced to that point, yet his solos never had that preconceived air that characterized the work of later chopsmeisters like Marsalis. Brown was an improviser par excellence, and his work here presents him in fine form. The rhythm section is blandly metronomic, but that's hardly an issue given Brown's consistent excellence. Considering the fact that his career was so short, this is a valuable document not to be missed.


Personnel: Clifford Brown (trumpet); Jimmy Gourley (guitar); Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega (alto saxophone); Clifford Solomon, Henry Bernard (tenor saxophone); Fred Gerard, Walter Williams , Fernand Verstraete, Quincy Jones, Art Farmer (trumpet); Bill Tamper, Al Hayse, Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Henri Renaud (piano); Jean-Louis Viale, Alan Dawson (drums).



Tracklist:
CD1

01 - Brown Skins
02 - Brown Skins
03 - Deltitnu
04 - Keeping Up With Jonesy
05 - Keeping Up With Jonesy
06 - Conception
07 - Conception
08 - All The Things You Are
09 - All The Things You Are
10 - I Cover The Waterfront
11 - Goofin' With Me
12 - Minority
13 - Minority

CD2
01 - Minority (take 3)
02 - Salute To The Band Box
03 - Salute To The Band Box
04 - Strictly Romantic
05 - Baby
06 - Baby
07 - Quickstep
08 - Quickstep
09 - Quickstep
10 - Bum's Rush
11 - Bum's Rush
12 - Bum's Rush
13 - No Start, No End (rehearsal)

CD3
01 - Venez donc chez moi
02 - All weird
03 - All weird
04 - All weird
05 - Blue And Brown
06 - I Can Dream, Can't I?
07 - I Can Dream, Can't I?
08 - I Can Dream, Can't I?
09 - The Song Is You
10 - The Song Is You
11 - Come Rain Or Come Shine
12 - Come Rain Or Come Shine
13 - It Might As Well Be Spring
14 - It Might As Well Be Spring
15 - You're A Lucky Guy
16 - You're A Lucky Guy
17 - You're A Lucky Guy


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