Released in 1955, this is one of only a handful of recordings by the seminal Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet. This unit, one of the earliest in Hard Bop, was very influential but would soon reorganize after trumpeter Brown and pianist Ritchie Powell (brother of Jazz giant Bud) were killed in a car accident.
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Released in 1955, this is one of only a handful of recordings by the seminal Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet. This unit, one of the earliest in Hard… read more
Released in 1955, this is one of only a handful of recordings by the seminal Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet. This unit, one of the earliest in Hard Bop, was very influential but would … read more
Clifford Brown (Wilmington, DE, October 30th, 1930 - Pennsylvania, June 26th, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter. Maxwell Lemuel Roach (North Carolina, January 10th, 1924 - New York, August 16, 2007) was an American percussionist, drummer and jazz composer. Brown and Roach co-led a hard bop quintet from 1954 to 1956, with pianist Richie Powell (Bud Powell's younger brother) and bassist George Morrow. The line-up also included a tenor saxophonist: Harold Land for a time, then Sonny Rollins. The Brown-Roach quintet came to an end in June 1956, when Brown, Powell, and Powell… read more
Clifford Brown (Wilmington, DE, October 30th, 1930 - Pennsylvania, June 26th, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter. Maxwell Lemuel Roach (North Carolina, January 10th, 1924 - New York, Augu… read more
Clifford Brown (Wilmington, DE, October 30th, 1930 - Pennsylvania, June 26th, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter. Maxwell Lemuel Roach (North Carolina, January 10th, 1924 - New York, August 16, 2007) was an American percussionist, dr… read more