Clifford Brown All Stars
Clifford Brown was an American jazz trumpeter who recorded alongside drummer Max
Roach on the 1954 sessions that make up the album Clifford Brown All Stars. The
lineup also featured saxophonists Herb Geller, Joe Maini and Walter Benton,
pianist Kenny Drew and bassist Curtis Counce. Brown’s 1954 recordings were
issued posthumously in 1956 on the EmArcy label, and the album also appeared
under the title Caravan. It consists of two extended performances, “Caravan”
(15:10) and “Autumn in New York” (21:35). The album received a more mixed
critical response, with AllMusic awarding it t...
