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Clifford Brown: The Beginning and the End, Columbia/Legacy. Billy Root, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano, and other local Philadelphia artists
Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet
At Basin Street, EmArcy. Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass
Clifford Brown and Max Roach, EmArcy. Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass
Pure Genius, Elektra. Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass
A Study in Brown, EmArcy. Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass
Clifford Brown Quintet/Sextet: Clifford Brown Memorial Album, Blue Note. Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums or Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1 and 2, Blue Note. Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass
Sonny Rollins Quintet: Sonny Rollins Plus 4, OJC/Prestige. Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums
Superior
Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet: Brown and Roach, Inc., EmArcy. Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass
Dinah Washington and the All-Stars: Dinah Jams, EmArcy. Harold Land, tenor sax; Herb Geller, alto sax; Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, trumpets; Richie Powell and Junior Mance, pianos; George Morrow and Keter Betts, basses; Max Roach, drums. Clifford Brown’s presence on this recording makes it a trumpet enthusiast’s heaven.
Excellent
Clifford Brown
Big Band in Paris, OJC/Prestige. With a combination of Lionel Hampton band members and French rhythm section personnel resulting in recordings for trumpet enthusiasts only
Clifford Brown With Strings, EmArcy. Neal Hefti string arrangements
Quartet in Paris, OJC/Prestige. With a combination of Lionel Hampton band members and French rhythm section personnel resulting in recordings for trumpet enthusiasts only
Sextet in Paris, OJC/Prestige. With a combination of Lionel Hampton band members and French rhythm section personnel resulting in recordings for trumpet enthusiasts only
Clifford Brown All-Stars
Best Coast Jazz, EmArcy. Walter Benton, tenor sax; Herb Geller, Joe Maini Jr., alto sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums
Clifford Brown All-Stars, EmArcy. Walter Benton, tenor sax; Herb Geller, Joe Maini Jr., alto sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums
Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet: The Best of Max Roach and Clifford Brown in Concert, GNP. Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; George Bledsoe, bass, or Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass. Not a compilation in the usual sense of the term, this recording has great Clifford Brown and Max Roach; it now principally features them as a result of heavy editing that cut out several tenor sax and piano choruses from the original recording.