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24 de jun. de 2024 · In 1954, together with drummer Max Roach, Clifford founded the Brown-Roach Quintet, which was considered as one of the most noticeable jazz bands of the postwar era. They did their music in a rented studio in California.
20 de jun. de 2024 · In 1954, Roach formed a pioneering partnership with trumpeter Clifford Brown. For the next two years, they would sit atop the jazz world as a quintet with saxophonist Harold Land, Bud Powell’s brother Richie on piano and George Morrow holding down the bass.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Recruiting tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Richie Powell (brother of Bud Powell) and bassist George Morrow from the vibrant Hollywood scene, they launched the Clifford Brown / Max Roach Quintet, which quickly became widely regarded as one of the leading hard bop units of the day.
Hace 5 días · Tragically the quintet was to be short lived as both Richie Powell and Clifford Brown were killed in a car accident in June 1956. Roach would continue his quest to elevate the role of the drums in music, and his use of dynamics and the way in which his patterns would work in conjunction with the melody of any given tune.
Hace 4 días · He was also a seminal figure in the development of hard-bop (co-leading an outstanding quintet with trumpeter Clifford Brown) as well as an early advocate for opening jazz’s borders to include influences from world music and the classical avant-garde.
20 de jun. de 2024 · Highlights of his career include The Clifford Brown/ Max Roach Quintet , a band featuring Sonny Rollins (that was without parallel in its day), his “Night at Birdland” series of recordings with Art Blakey and his wonderful album with Sarah Vaughan, just two years before his death.
5 de jun. de 2024 · Great excitement followed the announcement that trumpeter Clifford Brown was joining forces with drummer Max Roach in 1954. Bebop royalty, Roach had made his bones alongside Charlie Parker and took part in the epic Jazz at Massey Hall concert with Bird, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Charles Mingus.
