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The Beginning And The End

Clifford Brown

1973 · Jazz

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The Beginning And The End by Clifford Brown

The Beginning And The End is a Jazz album by Clifford Brown, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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The Beginning and the End (Columbia Records, 1973) is a Clifford Brown compilation album. The album opens with two tracks that Clifford Brown recorded with Chris Powell's Blue Flames in 1952, and ends with recordings of a session held at Music City Club in Philadelphia in 1956. According to the liner notes, they are "The first and last recorded performances of one of the greatest soloists in the history of Jazz". According to Nick Catalano's biography of Clifford Brown, the Music City Club session could have taken place on May 31, 1955.

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Tracklist

  1. 1I Come from Jamaica2:35
  2. 2Ida Red1:57
  3. 3Walkin'11:35
  4. 4Night In Tunisia11:00
  5. 5Donna Lee7:09

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Bebop & Hard Bop
  • clean
  • intense
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Tracks A1 & A2: Recorded in Chicago, March 21, 1952.
Tracks A3 to B2: Recorded in Philadelphia, June 25, 1956.
"The first and last recorded performances of one of the greatest soloists in the history of jazz."
The correct track durations are listed on the label.

Credits

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Performers

  • Clifford BrownTRUMPET
  • Ace TesoneBASS
  • Billy RootTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Chris PowellPERCUSSION, VOCALS VOCALS, PERCUSSION
  • Duke WellsPIANO
  • Eddie LambertGUITAR
  • Ellis TollinDRUMS
  • James JohnsonBASS
  • Osie JohnsonDRUMS
  • Sam DockeryPIANO
  • Vance WillsonALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Vance WilsonALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Ziggy VinesTENOR SAXOPHONE

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