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Memorial Album The Rudy Van Gelder Edition (Album) by Clifford Brown

Artist Biography For Clifford Brown

Clifford Brown October 30 1930 – June 26 1956 Aka "Brownie " Was An American Jazz Trumpeter. He Died Aged 25 In A Car Accident Leaving Behind Only Four Years' Worth Of Recordings. Nonetheless He Had A Considerable Influence On Later Jazz Trumpet Players Including Donald Byrd Lee Morgan Booker Little And Freddie Hubbard Among Others. He Was Also A Composer Of Note Two Of His Compositions "Joy Spring" And "Daahoud" Have Become Jazz Standards. He Won The Down Beat Critics' Poll For The 'New Star Of The Year' In 1954 He Was Inducted Into The Down Beat 'Jazz Hall Of Fame' In 1972 In The Critics' Poll. Sandoval Described Him As "one Of What We Call The Mandatory Trumpet Players" Who Was "one Of The Greatest Trumpet Players Of All Time". Wilmington Delaware Where Brownie Was Born And Is Buried Hosts An Annual Jazz Fest In His Honor. Sponsored By The Cities Arts Commission Known As Citifest The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival Is A FREE Week Long Event Held Mostly In Outdoor Venues At Various Locations In Wilmington. The Festival Usually Occurs The 3rd Week In June Of Each Year. Noteable Websites Are The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival Http //www.Cliffordbrownjazzfest.Com
Wikipedia Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Clifford_Brown And Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Clifford_Brown_Jazz_Festival
Brownie The Unofficial Memorial Website Http //cliffordbrown.Net

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