Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (also known as At Basin Street) is a 1956 album by the Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet, the last album the quintet officially recorded.[5][3] Apart from Sonny Rollins Plus 4, it was the last studio album Brown and pianist Richie Powell recorded before their deaths in June that year. The title is a reference to the Basin Street East jazz club, where the quintet had performed several times.
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Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | January 4 and February 16–17, 1956 | |||
Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
Length | 46:03 | |||
Label | EmArcy, Verve, Trip Records (reissue) | |||
Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Tom Hull | A−[4] |
Track listing
editAll tracks arranged by Richie Powell except 6.
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 7:33
- "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:13
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 9:13
- "Powell's Prances" (Richie Powell) – 3:28
- "Time" (Richie Powell) – 5:03
- "The Scene Is Clean" (Tadd Dameron, arr. Dameron) – 6:04
- "Gertrude's Bounce" (Richie Powell) – 4:09
- Bonus tracks included on the 2002 CD release:
- "Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival)" (Benny Golson) – 3:33
- "Flossie Lou" (Dameron) – 3:55
- "What Is This Thing Called Love? (alternate take)" – 8:18
- "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown)" – 0:45
- "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (alternate take)" – 3:53
- "I'll Remember April (breakdown)" – 1:25
- "I'll Remember April (alternate take)" – 9:42
- "Flossie Lou (alternate take)" – 4:00
Personnel
editCritical reception
editThe album was identified by Scott Yanow in his AllMusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[6]
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 31. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street at AllMusic
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Hard Bop". - Allmusic. - accessed December 7, 2009.