• Track Listing

At 19, trumpeter Clifford Brown was in a car crash that sidelined him for a year. At 25, another one claimed his life. It seems like the world wasn’t destined to cradle his genius for long. Thankfully, he recorded a lot with the quintet he formed with Max Roach; the tracks ended up on the LPs Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Clifford Brown with Strings, Brown and Roach Incorporated, Study in Brown, Best Coast Jazz and At Basin Street. Here are those tracks in chronological order plus cuts from posthumous releases. Harold Land, Richie Powell and Sonny Rollins also play on Delilah; Jordu; Joy Spring; Mildama; Blue Moon; Stardust; Coronado; Caravan; Jacqui; Sandu; Time; Cherokee, and more plus a 64-page book with photos and details about Brownie’s short but legendary life and career.