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Clifford Brown wrote “Joy Spring” in 1954, naming it for his wife, Larue, as “Joy Spring” was his nickname for her. He first recorded the song on August 6, 1954, in two takes, with Harold Land on tenor saxophone, George Morrow on bass, and Max Roach on drums.
Nicknamed Brownie, Clifford Benjamin Brown (Oct 30, 1930 – Jun 26, 1956) won
Down Beat magazine’s New Star of the Year poll in 1954 and was inducted into the
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Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner composed this song for the 1965 musical of the same name “On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever).” Introduced by John Cullum, it was sung by Barbra Streisand in the 1970 film adaptation and was cited by many music critics as the highlight of the score.
Burton Lane (Feb 2, 1912 – Jan 5, 1997), composer and lyricist, was best known for his theater and film scores. “Finian’s Rainbow” (1947) and “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” (1965) are the best known of his Broadway musicals. President of the American Guild of Authors and Composers for ten terms, beginning in 1957, he was also on the board of directors of ASCAP for three