I Remember Clifford (song)
"I Remember Clifford" is an instrumental jazz threnody written by jazz tenor saxophonist Benny Golson in memory of Clifford Brown, the influential and highly regarded jazz trumpeter who died in an auto accident at the age of 25. Brown and Golson had done a stint in Lionel Hampton's band together. The original recording was by Donald Byrd in January 1957.[1]
Notable recordings
[edit]- Bob Acri - Bob Acri (Blujazz, 2004)
- Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – 1958 – Paris Olympia (Fontana, 1958)
- Donald Byrd - Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957)[2]
- George Cables – Circle (Contemporary, 1979)
- Ray Charles – My Kind of Jazz (1970)
- Kenny Dorham – This Is the Moment! (Riverside, 1958)
- Don Ellis – Shock Treatment (2002)
- Stan Getz and Kenny Barron – People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
- Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Verve, 1957)[2]
- Benny Golson – Stockholm Sojourn (Prestige, 1964)
- Roy Hargrove – The Tokyo Sessions (1991)
- Woody Herman – Woody Live East and West (CBS, 1965)
- Milt Jackson – Bags' Opus (United Artists, 1958)
- The Jazztet – Meet the Jazztet (Argo, 1960)
- Quincy Jones – The Birth of a Band (1959)[2]
- The Manhattan Transfer – Vocalese (1985)
- Hugh Masekela – Almost Like Being in Jazz (Chissa, 2005)
- Carmen McRae – Carmen for Cool Ones (1958)[3]
- Helen Merrill – Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (1995)[4]
- Modern Jazz Quartet – European Concert (Atlantic, 1960)
- Modern Jazz Quartet – Dedicated to Connie (Atlantic, recorded May 1960, released 1995)
- James Moody – Moody with Strings (Argo, 1960)
- Lee Morgan – Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (Blue Note, 1957)[2]
- Oscar Peterson – Something Warm (Verve, 1962)
- Bud Powell with Don Byas – A Tribute to Cannonball (Columbia, 1961 [1979])
- Buddy Rich – Blues Caravan (Verve, 1961)
- Sonny Rollins with Thad Jones – Now's the Time (RCA Victor, 1964)[2]
- Masayoshi Takanaka "Brasilian Skies" (Kitty Records, 1978)
- Arturo Sandoval - I Remember Clifford (GRP, 1992) [5]
- Dinah Washington – The Queen (Mercury, 1959)[6]
- Bill Wurtz – Jazz Green Giant (2014)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Blumenthal, Bob (2004) In The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions [CD liner notes], p. 3. Mosaic.
- ^ a b c d e Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ Carmen McRae – Carmen for Cool Ones at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ Helen Merrill – Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ Arturo Sandoval - I Remember Clifford, 1992, retrieved 2022-12-30
- ^ "I Remember Clifford by Dinah Washington". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "billwurtz". www.billwurtz.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Brownie Quotes – Benny Golson Golson's description of hearing of Brown's death
- Article at jazzstandards.com
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