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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
Celebrations went on late into the night : Fans tell their stories of Ireland v Scotland in the Six Nations
Memorable trips to Edinburgh feature heavily in this week’s instalment of our ‘Hear The Roar’ series with William Hill. By William Hill Wednesday 10 Mar 2021, 9:14 AM Mar 10th 2021, 9:14 AM 2,845 Views 0 Comments
IRELAND ARE AWAY to Scotland this Sunday in a fixture that usually brings a party atmosphere and camaraderie between both sets of fans.
This year, however, it will be played in front of empty stands at Murrayfield.
In the penultimate instalment of The42′s ‘Hear The Roar’ series with William Hill our Six Nations coverage sponsor Ireland supporters remember previous outings with our Celtic cousins.
Stories of Standards Parisian Thoroughfare by Bud Powell Linda Hillshafer Share
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Composed by Bud Powell “Parisian Thoroughfare”, it was first recorded by him in February 1951 for Clef Records, and released in 1953 on the Mercury label as “Parisian Thorofare” on the album “Bud Powell’s Moods”, later titled “The Genius of Bud Powell.” The rhythms seem to reflect the stop-and-go nature of big-city life. He recorded versions with two labels, first as a piano solo for Verve, and then in a trio version for Blue Note, which Powell stopped for unknown reasons. Clifford Brown’s recording with Richie Powell, Bud’s brother, and Max Roach includes references to Gershwin’s “American in Paris” and the French national anthem, “La Marseil
Ella Fitzgerald, and Dizzy Gillespie as our Mozarts, our Chopins, our Bachs, and Beethovens,” Jones told New Orleans Public Radio in 2013.
Musical Beginnings
Clifford Benjamin Brown was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 30, 1930, the youngest of eight children in a musical family that included his opera singer sister, Geneva. Brown started on trumpet at the age of 13. “From the earliest time, I can remember it was the trumpet that fascinated me,” Brown told jazz critic Nat Hentoff. “When I was too little to reach it, I would climb up to where it was, and I kept knocking it down.” Get the latest jazz news straight to your inbox!