Clifford Brown: He is revered as the greatest trumpet player of his era, died at age 25

Brown’s trumpet playing is instantly recognizable: graceful, disciplined and rich. In his time, he was the most exciting jazz trumpet player on the scene and if he’s ever been bettered then that’s because everybody else had already heard Brown lead the way.
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[@johntruitt4099]

In 1956 I was 7 years old, but because of my mom I had a deep love of jazz, and I promised myself that one day I would become a jazz musician. I idolized Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Benny Goodman. We had driven across country from our home in Albuquerque NM to Wilmington Del. to visit my grandparents, and hearing that I was interested in jazz, my grandfather told me at dinner one night that the best trumpet player in the country came from Wilmington, and that I should learn about him. The very next morning at breakfast my grandfather sadly put down his newspaper and said, "Clifford brown died last night in a car accident." He got up, walked into the back yard and sat for a long time. I never for got that moment, and as I grew and learned more, I realized just how important Clifford was. My grandpa was not the only one in Wilmington who mourned Cifford...

[@michaelfaraday2146]

😢😢❤

[@Mike49if]

My favorite work of his is the 1955 studio album, "Clifford Brown with Strings". Recorded not long before his death it includes the classics "Yesterdays", Memories of You, "Smoke Gets in your Eyes", "Embraceable You" and several others. His playing fits perfectly with strings, strong yet beautiful; incredibly fast runs of 32nd and 64th notes with perfect timing, articulation and tone on every one. He was a unique musician and person.

[@timnil]

Wonderful. The section in the recent Sonny Rollins biography where they learn of Clifford Brown's death is devastating. It shatters that band, Max in particular takes it very hard.

[@jeffsilverman6104]

Excellent. Your channel has been a great education, for talking about some of the most influential musicians of the last several generations.

[@brendanmcnally9145]

This is a story I've been waiting to hear for a very long time. You're a good story teller. Don't stop now. Cheers

[@jorymil]

Found Clifford's music right before my last year of high school. Nobody like him since.

[@rockerbyal]

" One of my fav albums is of Dinah Washington singing live in 1954 and loved the solos that Clifford played so 2 yrs ago i bought a box set of 13 CD albums that Clifford recorded and play them constantly, Also on that Jazz sides of Dinah live album Richie Powell plays piano, Richie also was in the car crash with Clifford killing them both who were in their early twenties, so sad.

[@Jfreet025]

Wow! That was amazing. The first time I've ever heard of this man. Thank you. I love your narrations, Alexander.

[@David-cv8zd]

Listen to Joy Spring.😊👍

[@CaiusV.]

Thank you ❤

[@raepaul8158]

Very inspiring story , thank you !

[@Jaujau933]

RIP Clifford 🙏 ❤

[@NycBeauty]

I heard his special touch listening to Sarah Vaughan and Helen Merrill. When I looked him up to see if he was still alive. I was surprised he passed away so far young . He’s one of my favorites trumpet players 💖

[@Vir-x5m]

The narrator's voice of this video is mesmerizing.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

i had no idea the man was involved in an earlier car accident that caused him that much harm. i read a sonny rollins biography that discussed the rest of the band's reaction to his death. 68 years later he's as missed as anyone could be. he'd still be younger than roy haynes!

[@kevinsplinter8595]

Cool Thanks for sharing.

[@MarvelousMaxter]

This is phenomenal. Brown's horn rings loud to this day.

[@luvmyrecords]

In late 1989, I brought my original, 10" copy of the first Max Roach/Clifford Brown album with me to an appearance by the Max Roach Quintet - the group that had Odean Pope and Cecil Bridgewater as the front line - at the Blue Note (NYC,) hoping to get it signed. After the set was done, I made my way to the dressing room, where I was politely but firmly refused by someone working security outside of the closed door. "Mr Roach is in a meeting, now," he said. Then he saw the record. "Whoa! You know, I can take it inside and ask. Hang on a moment?" "Whose is THIS?!" Max himself had yanked open the door, kind of laughing, shaking his head, and smiling. "I haven't seen one of these in ages! Where'd you GET this?" I told him that it had belonged to my uncle, who'd given it to me. He nodded, but otherwise didn't say anything as he signed it. It got quieter. After he finished autographing the album, he just kind of held it for a moment, gazing at the cover photo. Something my 25 year-old self hadn't considered, but which suddenly had become very clear: Brownie and the others' deaths still bothered him a great deal. (As an aside, it is not known who was driving the car. It was Max's guess, per his interview in the notes to "Live at the Beehive.") "How about that," he said softly, still holding the record. "Looks like we were having a good time, too." Another beat of silence. "Well, here you go." I wanted to jump into the nearest sewer, convinced that I'd bummed out Max and ruined his night. I somehow managed to squeeze out, "Thank you. I really appreciate this, but I didn't think...um, I mean, I hope I didn't do a bad thing just now." "Aw, no" he said gently, "It feels good to see that again, really. Thanks for bringing it down." Here it is, 34 years and some change later - nearly the same number of years it had been in 1989 since Clifford Brown, Ritchie and Nancy Powell's deaths - and the fact that I brought that record to Max Roach to sign still bothers me a little. I understand, now, as I couldn't then, how it's possible for things that happened 35 years ago to feel like they just happened yesterday.

[@daikimoto6725]

Thank you for your nice story. I was born 1949 and grew up in Japan. I started trumpet when I was 15. My first idol was Bix Beiderbecke and later Clifford Brown. Brown had a great tecnique. But he was the warmest trumpet player ever. I loved it. I was never fan of Miles or Dizzy. Since I was 18 years old I've been playing as a professional trumpet player. Bis and Clifford are stil my idols. Because of their warmth of human beeing.

[@Vinylbop]

What a wonderful story! ❤

[@daikimoto6725]

@@Vinylbop which story?

[@brucescott4261]

@luvmyrecords ...Richard Bertram Powell's nineteen year old bride Nancy Welch-Powell, was in the driver's seat, when the fateful accident occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on June 27th, 1956. Clifford Benjamin Brown, Sr. was sound asleep in the back seat of his brand new 1955 Buick Roadmaster. Richie was asleep in the passenger seat. All three occupants were killed instantly.

[@williemakeit2346]

Brownie should be on the Mt. Rushmore of jazz trumpeters, no question.

[@johngaines5905]

His Night in Tunisian is a classic

[@brucescott4261]

@johngaines5905 ...Tunisia*

[@brucescott4261]

@johngaines5905 ...Tunisia*

[@brucescott4261]

@johngaines5905 ... A Night In Tunisia*

[@temporoboto]

good job💙thanks

[@jazzmystic23]

If you’ve never heard Arturo Sandoval’s version of “I Remember Clifford”, you need to. One listen to that and ANY of Brownie’s recordings and you’ll remember Clifford too!

[@glennthompson4725]

Had Clifford lived no one would have heard of Miles.

[@williemakeit2346]

False. Miles was already a rising star before Clifford appeared and while Clifford stole the show during his time, ultimately Miles would’ve still been the man. Think about it, during Miles’s career after Clifford’s death, you still had Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, Donald Byrd, Richard Williams, Bill Hardman, Ted Curson, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and many others who could kick Miles’s butt on trumpet, but Miles still reigned. It ain’t all about who can do the most on the horn, the listener will like who the listener will like.

[@chuckc7375]

To me Miles is the greatest . His sound was mesmerizing and his style was like no other trumpet player. There was no one like Miles.

[@brucescott4261]

​@@williemakeit2346 ...Another fanboy!

[@brucescott4261]

​@@chuckc7375 ...Another fanboy!

[@williemakeit2346]

@@brucescott4261 another dummy!

[@willemoosterom2438]

Once I was at a concert of Roy Hargrove at the North Sea jazzfestival In the Netherlands. In the newspaper of that day Roy was compared with Clifford Brown. Roy was 19 at that time. Dizzy Gillespie was also in that music hall and I had the opportunity to have a short chat with him. "Is he the new Clifford Brown", I asked him. Gillespie answered and said:"" there will never be another Clifford Brown". Well I think this is so very much true. Everywhere in the world they play "I remember Clifford". Booker Little , he was also a great trumpeter that died much too early, he was still a young man.

[@steveherrmann456]

My dad played with Quincey. If Mr. Jones said this then it was true!

[@JonathonParisi]

what is the name of the song that plays in the background?

[@onetrackjazz]

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[@marshalmcdonald7476]

Sandu. Transcendent.

[@jamesnicol3831]

miles ahead of Miles

[@williemakeit2346]

The Clifford vs Miles comparisons are so tired. They’re both kings who’ve left enduring legacies.

[@luvmyrecords]

@@williemakeit2346 Agreed. Also, if I remember Miles' autobiography correctly, Miles loved Clifford, too.

[@williemakeit2346]

@@luvmyrecords there was a brief interview with Miles in Jet Magazine in the early 80’s where he was asked about other trumpeters. He criticized some but gave his compliments to Clifford Brown and Woody Shaw.

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

2nd to Bebop / Hard Bop Miles to me, even better than Dizzy in my book.