Clifford Brown Max Roach Emarcy Albums Lp Vinyl Boxset Mosaic 4 Lp Boxset

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Clifford Brown Max Roach Emarcy Albums Limited Edition Lp Vinyl Boxset. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.

All records played just a few times

180 gram

a real gem

Machine numbered. 2500 copies released.

Musicians:

Clifford Brown, trumpet

Max Roach, Drums

Harold Land, tenor saxophone

Richie Powell, piano

George Morrow, bass

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone (LP4/B:1,4)

Features:

• Limited Edition, 2,500 copies!

• Numbered

• 4LP Box Set

• 180g Vinyl

• Re-mastered From Original Analog Masters

• Re-Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, NY

• Pressed at RTI

• Booklet

• Bob Blumenthal essay

• Photographs by Chuck Stewart & Francis Wolff

• Presented in Original Mono Version

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Arguably the greatest small-group recordings in the history of jazz

If you have made your way here you know of the tragic and short life of trumpeter Clifford Brown, known for his technical Gillespe runs combined with a large Fats Navarro like sound, and and open melodic sense that for me is warm precise and most importantly cohesive in this small group context unlike any other. Harold Land, often overlooked,plays wonderful warm cascades of tenor that are so exciting to hear, in this amazing group. Lands work in a 2 horn front line are without peer. Sonny Rollins took Lands place for the last Disk here, "Basin Street"As well overlooked and tragically killed in the auto accident that took Clifford, is Richie Powell, Bud Powell's brother, who in the short period of the 1st recording here: Aug 1954 till the last:Feb 1956,can be seen to grow measurably into his role with some glorious solos, more and more confident.Take his glorious ballad Jacqui from Studies in Brown , or Love is a Many Splendored Thing from Basin Street, and wonder what heights he might have reached had he and Cliffords life not been cut so short in that car crash June 26, 1956. Filling out this group is George Morrow on Bass whom Brown met with Harold Land at one of many jam sessions being held at Eric Dolphys house in LA. And of course there is the great Max Roach who was fresh off a stint as the drummer in the Lighthouse Allstars, (replacing Shelly Mann). Roaches pedegree was well known by this time working with Benny Carter as a teen, then with Bird, Sonny Stitt , Miles, Monk & many others. The overiding thing that make these sides some of the greatest sides ever, is the way this band swings as a completely, cohesive ensemble. As an aside, the notes point out that before Harold Land ,Brown & Roach auditioned Sonny Stitt who according to notes did not work out as he was reluctant to share the spotlight. Therien lies the beauty and strength of this group. The cohesive arrangements are so tight but always thrilling in the joy in a seemingly spontaneous expression, as if played for the 1st time. This is what I generally love about recordings in the 50's and prior, live recordings, with few takes, the freshness of a set of tunes is palpable. I have listened to these classic sides more than possibly any other in my life, and always come back hearing them as if new.

Check out the mosaic box now it is a limited issue, if you want the best vinyl possible,Mosaic box contains 4 LPs: Incrporated, Brown and Roach, Study in Brown, and Basin St. Well recorded at Capitol, (2 in LA & 2 in NYC) possibly the famous Capital reverb chamber at the LA studio may have wetted the sound a bit much, on the 1st two Brown/Roach releases, as I think the NYC sides are more dynamic, however I still have personal preference for the 1st 2 LPs (Incorporated &Brown & Roach that were recorded in LA. I will leave that to an engineer to explain. If you have to have the CDs of these sides, the recent 2011 or '12 Japanese SHM releases have the best sound on CD and worth the extra $ (I probably have every incarnation of these sides) To summarize, the true essential sides IMHO are the 3 albums with Harold Land. These sides comprise the holy grail of hard bop, The Basin street album while one of the greatest releases ever, IMHO lacks a bit of the cohesiveness in arrangments of the prior 3, and Rollins comes across a bit tenative, and the LP feels a bit more like a blowing session, however what a session! As well, all the other members really refined their game. Little known is: this band was formed and recording, before Art Blakey's The Jazz Messengers late '54 or Miles's Quintet late '55, none the less, of course, brilliant groups who are considered the germination of hard bop, but formed AFTER the West Coast genius of Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell & George Morrow. Worthy of the greatest small-group recordings in the history of jazz. My only complaint is personal but: why not a single photo of Harold Land in the 10 page booklet? Sonny Rollins gets his props in the Booklet with 2 photos , as of course,he was in the final album of the set: At Basin Street In my mind,not to take anything away from the wonderful Mr Rollins, Harold Land was pure genius and never more so than with Brownie....Long Live West Coast Jazz!, long Live Clifford Brown!, thanks to Mosaic for another wonderful job. Notes borrowed heavily from liner booklet writer Bob Blumenthal.

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