The Quintessence: New York - Paris - Los Angeles, 1953-1956

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1▼CD: 1953-1954
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1Brownie Speaks
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1953-06-09)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-06-09)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1953-06-09)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-06-09)
recording of:
Brownie Speaks (on 1953-06-11)
composer:
Clifford Brown (trumpet)
Lou Donaldson Quintet3:50
2Theme of No Repeat
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1953-06-11)
baritone saxophone:
Oscar Estell (on 1953-06-11)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-06-11)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1953-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1953-06-11)
trombone:
Herb Mullins (trombonist) (on 1953-06-11)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-06-11) and Idrees Sulieman (on 1953-06-11)
arranger:
Tadd Dameron
recording of:
Theme of No Repeat (on 1953-06-11)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron Orchestra5:24
3Easy Living
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1953-08-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-08-28)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-08-28)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1953-08-28)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-08-28)
instrumental recording of:
Easy Living (on 1953-08-28)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
Clifford Brown Sextet3:44
4Cherokee
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1953-08-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-08-28)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-08-28)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1953-08-28)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-08-28)
instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1953-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Clifford Brown Sextet3:27
5Stockholm Sweetnin’
alto saxophone:
Arne Domnérus (on 1953-09-15)
baritone saxophone:
Lars Gullin (on 1953-09-15)
double bass:
Gunnar Johnson (on 1953-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1953-09-15)
piano:
Bengt Hallberg (on 1953-09-15)
trombone:
Åke Persson (on 1953-09-15)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-09-15) and Art Farmer (on 1953-09-15)
recording of:
Stockholm Sweetnin' (on 1953-09-15)
composer:
Quincy Jones
publisher:
Silhouette Music Corp.
Clifford Brown & Art Farmer with The Swedish All Stars5:30
6Brown Skins
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1953-09-28) and Anthony Ortega (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-09-28)
baritone saxophone:
Henri Jouet (on 1953-09-28)
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Alan Dawson (on 1953-09-28)
piano:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist) (on 1953-09-28)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Bernard (on 1953-09-28) and Clifford Solomon (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1953-09-28)
trombone:
Hal Hayes (on 1953-09-28), James Cleveland (on 1953-09-28) and Bill Tamper (on 1953-09-28)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-09-28), Art Farmer (on 1953-09-28), Fred Gérard (on 1953-09-28), Quincy Jones (on 1953-09-28), Fernand Verstraëte (on 1953-09-28) and Walter Williams (US trumpeter from the 50s & 60s) (on 1953-09-28)
recording of:
Brown Skins (on 1953-09-28)
composer:
Gigi Gryce
publisher:
Twenty-Eighth Street Music
Gigi Gryce and his Orchestra6:12
7Salute to the Band Box
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1953-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Jean‐Louis Viale (French jazz drummer 1933-1984) (on 1953-10-08)
guitar:
Jimmy Gourley (on 1953-10-08)
piano:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist) (on 1953-10-08)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-10-08)
recording of:
Salute to the Band Box (on 1953-10-08)
composer:
Basheer Qusim
Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet5:46
8I Can Dream, Can’t I?
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-10-15)
piano:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist) (on 1953-10-15)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I (on 1953-10-15)
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
Clifford Brown Quartet3:02
9You’re a Lucky Guy
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-10-15)
piano:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist) (on 1953-10-15)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
You're a Lucky Guy (on 1953-10-15)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Clifford Brown Quartet2:48
10Wee-Dot
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1954-02-21)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1954-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-02-21)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-02-21)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-02-21)
recording of:
Wee Dot (on 1954-02-21)
composer:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
The Art Blakey Quintet8:33
11Tenderly
double bass:
George Bledsoe (in 1954-04)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1954-04)
piano:
Carl Perkins (Jazz pianist from the bop era, west coast) (in 1954-04)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Edwards (jazz saxophonist) (in 1954-04)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (in 1954-04)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (in 1954-04)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
The Max Roach & Clifford Brown Group5:31
12Joy Spring
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gordon (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-07-12)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1954-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1954-07-12)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-07-12)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-07-12)
valve trombone:
Stu Williamson (on 1954-07-12)
recording of:
Joy Spring (on 1954-07-12)
composer:
Clifford Brown (trumpet)
Clifford Brown Orchestra3:20
13Gone With the Wind
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gordon (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-08-03)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-08-03)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1954-08-03)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-08-03)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-08-03)
valve trombone:
Stu Williamson (on 1954-08-03)
instrumental recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1954-08-03)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Clifford Brown Orchestra3:45
14Daahoud
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1954-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1954-08-06)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1954-08-06)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-08-06)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-08-06)
recording of:
Daahoud (on 1954-08-06)
composer:
Clifford Brown (trumpet)
The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet4:07
15I’ve Got You Under My Skin
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1954-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1954-08-14)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1954-08-14)
solo trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-08-14), Maynard Ferguson (on 1954-08-14) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1954-08-14)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1954-08-14)
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1954-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
All Star Live Jam Session5:23
2▼CD: 1954-1956
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1Jor-Du
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1954-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1954-08-30)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1954-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-08-30)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-08-30)
recording of:
Jordu (on 1954-08-30)
composer:
Duke Jordan (in 1953)
The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet9:51
2I Get a Kick Out of You
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1954-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1954-08-30)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1954-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-08-30)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-08-30)
instrumental recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You (on 1954-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet8:40
3September Song
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-12-16)
flute:
Herbie Mann (on 1954-12-16)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1954-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1954-12-16)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-16)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-16)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-16)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-16)
recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown5:44
4Falling in Love With Love
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (on 1954-12-24)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1954-12-24)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1954-12-24)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-24)
vocals:
Helen Merrill (on 1954-12-24)
conductor:
Quincy Jones
arranger:
Quincy Jones
instrumental cover recording of:
Falling in Love With Love (on 1954-12-24)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Helen Merrill with the Quincy Jones Orchestra3:53
5Stardust
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-01-20)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1955-01-20)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1955-01-20)
strings:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-01-20)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1955-01-20)
arranger:
Neal Hefti
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1955-01-20)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Clifford Brown with Strings3:22
6Donna Lee
double bass:
Ace Tisone (on 1955-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Ellis Tollin (on 1955-05-31)
piano:
Sam Dockery (on 1955-05-31)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Root (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-05-31)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1955-05-31)
instrumental recording of:
Donna Lee (on 1955-05-31)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Clifford Brown6:50
7I’ll Remember April
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-17)
producer:
Bob Shad
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-02-17)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-02-17)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-02-17)
recorded at:
Capital Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-17)
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April (on 1956-02-17)
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music Co., MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet9:20
8What Is This Thing Called Love?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-16)
producer:
Bob Shad
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-02-16)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-02-16)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-02-16)
recorded at:
Capital Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-16)
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1956-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet7:38
9Valse Hot
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Valse Hot (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Sonny Rollins Plus Four8:35
10Pent-Up House
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Pent-Up House (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Sonny Rollins Plus Four8:52