Clifford Brown

Jazz Immortal Clifford Brown

The tragic death of the great Clifford Brown in a car accident at the early age of 25 on June 26, 1956, put a halt to one of the most promising careers in jazz history.

From then on all of the remaining sessions which Clifford had recorded began to be released under titles such as that of Jazz Immortal (Pacific Jazz Records PJ-3),

which appeared posthumously and presents a couple of sessions that marked the only existing collaborations between Brown and Zoot Sims.

The rare Sims feature "Bones for Zoot", which completes the date and was omitted from various previous reissues, is included on this edition, as well as a complete

1953 bonus session that pairs Brown with another horn giant, Lou Donaldson.

CLIFFORD BROWN, trumpet

On all tracks, plus:

On 3, 5, & 8: Zoot Sims (ts),

Stu Williamson (v-tb), Bob Gordon (bar),

Russ Freeman (p), Joe Mondragon (b),

Shelly Manne (d), Jack Montrose (arr).

Los Angeles, July 12, 1954.

On 1, 2, 4, 6-7 & 9-10: Same personnel except

Carson Smith (b) replaces Mondragon. Zoot Sims

and the rhythm section only on "Bones for Zoot".

Los Angeles, August 13, 1954.