Clifford Brown's Finest Hour by Clifford (Jazz) Brown (CD, Sep-2000, Verve)

Album Features
UPC:	731454360227
Artist:	Clifford (Jazz) Brown
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2000
Record Label:	Verve
Genre:	Bebop, Jazz Instrument

Track Listing
1. Jordu
2. I Get a Kick Out of You
3. Delilah
4. Stardust
5. If I Love Again
6. Scene Is Clean, The
7. Cherokee
8. Joy Spring
9. Yesterdays
10. Daahoud
11. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

Details
Playing Time:	59 min.
Contributing Artists:	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, Harold Land, Helen Merrill, Oscar Pettiford
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Mixed
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Clifford Brown (trumpet); Neal Hefti (conductor); Helen Merrill (vocals); Sonny Rollins, Harold Land (tenor saxophone); Richie Powell, Jimmy Jones (piano); Barry Gailbraith (guitar); George Morrow, Oscar Pettiford (bass); Max Roach, Bobby Donaldson (drums).Producer: Bob Shad.Compilation producer: Bryan Koniarz.Recorded between August 2, 1954 and February 16, 1956. Includes liner notes by Francis Davis.Digitally remastered by Jeff Willens (Universal Mastering Studios-East).This is part of Verve's Finest Hour Series.Personnel: Clifford Brown (trumpet); Helen Merrill (vocals); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Harold Land, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Richie Powell (piano); Max Roach, Bobby Donaldson (drums); Francis Davis (sequencer).Recording information: Fine Sound, New York, NY (08/02/1954-02/16/1956); Los Angeles, CA (08/02/1954-02/16/1956).Arranger: Neal Hefti.A decent 11-track overview of the brief career of trumpeter Clifford Brown, demonstrating the hard bop stylings he pioneered in his short lifetime. Part of the Verve Finest Hour series, this well-presented album is a fine introduction to the artist at an affordable price. ~ Zac Johnson