The Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet started its tragically short run at the beginning of 1954. The first formation included—in addition to Max and Brownie— tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards, bassist George Bledsoe and pianist Carl Perkins. This group was recorded only once, during a concert at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on July 13, 1954, which is presented here along with an August 31, 1954 performance on which the first stable formation of the quintet is heard, with the piano and bass chairs filled by pianist Richie Powell (Bud Powell’s younger brother) and bassist George Morrow, and with Harold Land as the tenor player.
Track List
1. Jor-Du
2. I Can’t Get Started
3. I Get A Kick Out Of You
4. Parisian Thoroughfare
5. All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
6. Tenderly
7. Sunset Eyes
8. Clifford’s Axe
