– Clifford Brown/Max Roach and Erroll Garner Trio – Live At Basin Street – CBS Radio – May 6, 1956 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection
A repost from several years ago. A significant and historic club date by a Jazz legend, gone way too soon before his time.
Recognized early-on for his considerable talent, 26 year-old Clifford Brown was well on his way to becoming one of leading lights in Jazz when his career was cut short by a tragic car accident in June of 1956. He left behind precious little in the way of studio recordings, but enough to be a heavy influence to many up-and-coming Jazz Trumpeters over the years.
Although Brown’s time on earth was fleeting, his lasting impact on jazz history and trumpet playing is indelible. Sadly, we will never know just how good he would have become. According to the biography Little Jazz Giant, Brown’s hero Roy Eldridge said, after hearing about the youngster’s death, “I just liked the way Clifford blew his horn. As good as he was, he was going to be better.”
This rare and possibly last recording, made at The Basin Street in New York on May 6, 1956, features Brown along with Max Roach, sharing the stage with The Erroll Garner Trio.
It gives some clue as to what the Jazz world missed.
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