Clifford Brown remasters?

[Jim R]

Mind-blowingly, astonishingly wonderful.

I'm in full agreement with you there — and I wouldn't say that your description is an overstatement! I've always had a soft spot for Brownie's Paris recordings. In fact, I happen to like them quite a bit more than his polished work for EmArcy. Brownie's playing on "I Can Dream, Can't I?" — it's one of the few times where I actually want to listen to the master take immediately followed by the alternate takes ... on repeat! To my ears, it's rawer Clifford Brown, while still beautiful and (yes) innocent.

This is such important music (I'm thinking of 1953 Paris recordings) — it should really be honored by at least a Mosaic Select. Strange that these recordings were originally released by Vogue, then licensed by Blue Note, then licensed by Prestige, and now are under the BMG umbrella ... and still don't have a permanent home in the U.S. market!

I've still got this version, a 3-CD set from 1993. Hard to believe the more recent BMG version is OOP too.

[garthsj]

Mind-blowingly, astonishingly wonderful.

I'm in full agreement with you there — and I wouldn't say that your description is an overstatement! I've always had a soft spot for Brownie's Paris recordings. In fact, I happen to like them quite a bit more than his polished work for EmArcy. Brownie's playing on "I Can Dream, Can't I?" — it's one of the few times where I actually want to listen to the master take immediately followed by the alternate takes ... on repeat! To my ears, it's rawer Clifford Brown, while still beautiful and (yes) innocent.

This is such important music (I'm thinking of 1953 Paris recordings) — it should really be honored by at least a Mosaic Select. Strange that these recordings were originally released by Vogue, then licensed by Blue Note, then licensed by Prestige, and now are under the BMG umbrella ... and still don't have a permanent home in the U.S. market!

I've still got this version, a 3-CD set from 1993. Hard to believe the more recent BMG version is OOP too.

Does anyone know anything about this date? Has this been issued before? If so, I don't remember ever seeing it listed.

Clifford Brown At The Cotton Club 1956 (3CD set)

Clifford Brown

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CD (Item 462540) Lonehill (Spain), 1956 -- Condition: New Copy

An extended live session from the team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach -- recorded together at the Cotton Club in Cleveland at the end of May in 1956 -- over the course of three nights of performance that are all represented in this overstuffed set! The group here is a classic one -- with Brown on trumpet, Roach on drums, Sonny Rollins on tenor, Richie Powell on piano, and George Morrow on bass -- an ensemble that's been famously documented on record by Emarcy, but which is heard here in a more relaxed, rougher-edged mode -- not just because of the slightly amateur sound quality on the CDs, but also because of the open-ended, club-styled performance by the group. What the date lacks in polish, it more than makes up for in edge -- especially from Rollins, who's really beginning to stretch out during these years. Titles include a 23 minute take on "Get Happy", a 14 minute "Untitled Blues", a 13 minute "Delilah", a 16 minute "Jordu", an 18 minute "Nice Work If You Can Get It", a 19 minute version of "I'll Remember April", and a 10 minute take on "Daahoud" -- plus versions of "Lover Man", "Take The A Train", "Valse Hot", "Lover", and "What's New". CD also features 3 bonus tracks -- the same group broadcast from Town Casino in Buffalo in February of 1956 -- on "Round Midnight", "Daahoud", and "The Blues Walk".

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[John L]

Does anyone know anything about this date? Has this been issued before? If so, I don't remember ever seeing it listed.

Clifford Brown At The Cotton Club 1956 (3CD set)

Clifford Brown

Add to Cart $22.99 ... CD

(€16.85 || £11.52 || ¥2745) (approx.)

CD (Item 462540) Lonehill (Spain), 1956 -- Condition: New Copy

An extended live session from the team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach -- recorded together at the Cotton Club in Cleveland at the end of May in 1956 -- over the course of three nights of performance that are all represented in this overstuffed set! The group here is a classic one -- with Brown on trumpet, Roach on drums, Sonny Rollins on tenor, Richie Powell on piano, and George Morrow on bass -- an ensemble that's been famously documented on record by Emarcy, but which is heard here in a more relaxed, rougher-edged mode -- not just because of the slightly amateur sound quality on the CDs, but also because of the open-ended, club-styled performance by the group. What the date lacks in polish, it more than makes up for in edge -- especially from Rollins, who's really beginning to stretch out during these years. Titles include a 23 minute take on "Get Happy", a 14 minute "Untitled Blues", a 13 minute "Delilah", a 16 minute "Jordu", an 18 minute "Nice Work If You Can Get It", a 19 minute version of "I'll Remember April", and a 10 minute take on "Daahoud" -- plus versions of "Lover Man", "Take The A Train", "Valse Hot", "Lover", and "What's New". CD also features 3 bonus tracks -- the same group broadcast from Town Casino in Buffalo in February of 1956 -- on "Round Midnight", "Daahoud", and "The Blues Walk".

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Sounds potentially great! I hope that the sound quality is not completely miserable.

In the mean time, I have really been eating up this release. These are not leftovers by any means. The level of inspiration is the same as on the more familiar Bee Hive recordings, and the sound quality is better.

Edited May 15, 2007 by John L

[bichos]

Does anyone know anything about this date? Has this been issued before? If so, I don't remember ever seeing it listed.

Clifford Brown At The Cotton Club 1956 (3CD set)

Clifford Brown

Add to Cart $22.99 ... CD

(€16.85 || £11.52 || ¥2745) (approx.)

CD (Item 462540) Lonehill (Spain), 1956 -- Condition: New Copy

An extended live session from the team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach -- recorded together at the Cotton Club in Cleveland at the end of May in 1956 -- over the course of three nights of performance that are all represented in this overstuffed set! The group here is a classic one -- with Brown on trumpet, Roach on drums, Sonny Rollins on tenor, Richie Powell on piano, and George Morrow on bass -- an ensemble that's been famously documented on record by Emarcy, but which is heard here in a more relaxed, rougher-edged mode -- not just because of the slightly amateur sound quality on the CDs, but also because of the open-ended, club-styled performance by the group. What the date lacks in polish, it more than makes up for in edge -- especially from Rollins, who's really beginning to stretch out during these years. Titles include a 23 minute take on "Get Happy", a 14 minute "Untitled Blues", a 13 minute "Delilah", a 16 minute "Jordu", an 18 minute "Nice Work If You Can Get It", a 19 minute version of "I'll Remember April", and a 10 minute take on "Daahoud" -- plus versions of "Lover Man", "Take The A Train", "Valse Hot", "Lover", and "What's New". CD also features 3 bonus tracks -- the same group broadcast from Town Casino in Buffalo in February of 1956 -- on "Round Midnight", "Daahoud", and "The Blues Walk".

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this sessions are out for a long time on the italien philology "label" in the "brownie´s eyes" serie. good music, sound is o.k. (for a brownie afficionado, every sound is o.k.)

keep boppin´

marcel