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Clifford Brown

Clifford Brown

Born: 30th October 1930, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Died: 26th June 1956, Bedford, Pennsylvania

Nationality: American

Clifford Benjamin Brown was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud" have become jazz standards. Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1972.

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Classic Recordings, The Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet - Clifford Brown & Max Roach

Clifford Brown and Max Roach's self-titled album, released in 1954, marked a pivotal moment in jazz history. Featuring Brown's virtuosic trumpet and Roach's innovative drumming, the album exemplifies the spirit of hard bop at its finest.

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