Tom 1960 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 Somehow I think this Brown led date with Zoot Sims and a bunch of West Coasters has escaped me till now. I'll have to double check the collection, but I think not. I happened to come across this at a local Bull Moose music store for a relatively cheap price, used. What can you guys tell me about the date? Should I pick it up? Quote
GA Russell Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 This was my first Clifford Brown album, and I still enjoy it. Quote
JSngry Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 It's "atypical", overtly "West Coast" in every regard (not a value judgement, just a description of the setting), but hell, it's Clifford, and it is the original "Joyspring", I think. Quote
gmonahan Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 If memory serves, these sessions were also reissued on the 4-cd "Clifford Brown: The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings." Don't know if that one is still available anywhere, but it's a wonderful set. Essential for Clifford Brown devotees. gregmo Quote
mjzee Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 If memory serves, these sessions were also reissued on the 4-cd "Clifford Brown: The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings." Don't know if that one is still available anywhere, but it's a wonderful set. Essential for Clifford Brown devotees. gregmo With great sound, great photos, and great liner notes. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Posted March 29, 2014 Thanks guys for the thumbs up. I'll be making a return trip soon. Quote
ArtSalt Posted March 29, 2014 Report Posted March 29, 2014 I think Blue Note has also reissued this album on CD, similar to the reissues of some of Art Pepper's Aladdin recordings. The session was in LA August and early September 1954 with arrangements by Jack Montrose, it's worth picking up, of course. Quote
Quasimado Posted March 29, 2014 Report Posted March 29, 2014 If you need further encouragement, check out Clifford and Zoot here on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyMHd3xw4HE Q Quote
bluesoul Posted March 29, 2014 Report Posted March 29, 2014 If memory serves, these sessions were also reissued on the 4-cd "Clifford Brown: The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings." Don't know if that one is still available anywhere, but it's a wonderful set. Essential for Clifford Brown devotees. gregmo With great sound, great photos, and great liner notes. Someone needing it should go get this one on ebay. It's in a different package than the one I have, mine's a double-wide disc thing in a slipcase, that one looks a little fancier. Terrific set. Quote
mjzee Posted March 30, 2014 Report Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) If memory serves, these sessions were also reissued on the 4-cd "Clifford Brown: The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings." Don't know if that one is still available anywhere, but it's a wonderful set. Essential for Clifford Brown devotees. gregmo With great sound, great photos, and great liner notes. Someone needing it should go get this one on ebay. It's in a different package than the one I have, mine's a double-wide disc thing in a slipcase, that one looks a little fancier. Terrific set. This is the one I have. Very nice design inside, great photos. It's a pain to actually get the CDs out, however. BN put out a similar package at the same time for Gerry Mulligan, but that went OOP in an instant. Edited March 30, 2014 by mjzee Quote
king ubu Posted April 3, 2014 Report Posted April 3, 2014 Oh, I strill remember how badly I wanted that Mulligan! When Blue Note put out the 2CD set of the Original Quartet w/Chet I was so happy ... started piecing it all together, but the last bit (the Annie Ross album) only came my way via the Mosaic Select, a few years back. But the Brownie set I did get - that "book" edition, it's indeed very nice ... and that west coast album came as the biggest surprise to me (I knew the Blakey material before, but none of the contents of discs one and two). Quote
RiRiIII Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Oh, I strill remember how badly I wanted that Mulligan! When Blue Note put out the 2CD set of the Original Quartet w/Chet I was so happy ... started piecing it all together, but the last bit (the Annie Ross album) only came my way via the Mosaic Select, a few years back. But the Brownie set I did get - that "book" edition, it's indeed very nice ... and that west coast album came as the biggest surprise to me (I knew the Blakey material before, but none of the contents of discs one and two). I also have missed the Mulligan set from 1995 and tried to gather its contents later on starting with that 2-cd set from Cuscuna's fabulous Pacific Jazz series. I nearly would have got the Clifford Brown set but I remember that the case of the set in stock was damaged and changed my mind. I suppose it has both Blakey's Birdland discs, the Memorial record and this Pacific Jazz date with Zoot sims (all reissued later on in the RVG series). Does it include anything else? Thanks! Edited April 4, 2014 by Alexandros Quote
king ubu Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Yes, discs 3 and 4 contain the Blakey recordings, discs 1 and 2 the Blue Note and Pacific studio sessions ... not 100% what's on the Memorial Album (never had it outside of this box), but both the Donaldson/Brown and the Brown sessions are included (June 9 and August 28, 1953), as well as the J.J. Johnson session with Brownie. (I never got any of those on RVG CDs again ... had McMasters of the Birdland discs and gave them away ... guess the box is McMaster, too, but I'm at work right now and can't check). Quote
mjzee Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Disc one has 6/9/53 (Lou Donaldson, Elmo Hope) and 8/28/53 (Gigi Gryce, Charlie Rouse). Disc two has 6/22/53 (J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Heath) and the Pacific Jazz date (August 12 or 13, 1954). All alternates are included. Quote
colinmce Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 When I bought the box I didn't realize I owned everything in it but Jazz Immortal. But I'm glad to have it all the same. Quote
JSngry Posted April 4, 2014 Report Posted April 4, 2014 Is the PJ "Joyspring" in fact the first recording of the tune? I said earlier that it was, but now I'm wondering. Quote
Bluesnik Posted April 5, 2014 Report Posted April 5, 2014 I think Blue Note has also reissued this album on CD, similar to the reissues of some of Art Pepper's Aladdin recordings. Wasn't this RVGd eventually? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 5, 2014 Report Posted April 5, 2014 Yes, and the RVG edition added an alternate of Gone With the Wind. Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 Is the PJ "Joyspring" in fact the first recording of the tune? I said earlier that it was, but now I'm wondering. Yes, it is, by about 3 weeks... Quote
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