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Clifford Brown: The EmArcy Master Takes 8LP Boxset
Clifford Brown: The EmArcy Master Takes 8LP Boxset

Clifford Brown: The EmArcy Master Takes 8LP Boxset

Artist: 
Clifford Brown
$202.99

Verve, 2026

Clifford Brown, partnering with drummer Max Roach on these memorable recordings, quickly rose from astonishing prodigy to pioneering master—a trajectory cut short when he died tragically at age 25 in 1956. ‘Brownie’ and Roach recorded together for the EmArcy label for just 18 months, but their collaboration resulted in some of the most enduring jazz of all time. This 8-LP set contains the 49 master takes from those Brown-Roach instrumental sessions—these masters produced seven classic albums as well as tracks featured on several posthumous releases.


At EmArcy, Brown and Roach, working with producer Bob Shad, recorded with the regular members of their quintet—Harold Land (tenor sax), Richie Powell (piano), George Morrow (bass), and Sonny Rollins, who replaced Land—plus a slew of other star players, as well as a Los Angeles string section arranged and conducted by Neal Hefti.


Clifford Brown’s story and the scintillating music he made with his peers is further illuminated in a 5,000 word essay by Grammy-winning author Francis Davis.

Tracklist

LP1

Side A

  1. Delilah 08:07
  2. Darn That Dream 04:04
  3. Parisian Thoroughfare 07:19

Side B

  1. Jordu 07:46
  2. Sweet Clifford 06:42
  3. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 07:22

LP2

Side A

  1. Stompin' At the Savoy 06:26
  2. I Get a Kick Out of You 07:39
  3. I'll String Along With You 04:12

Side B

  1. Joy Spring 06:52
  2. Mildama 04:33
  3. These Foolish Things 03:42
  4. Daahoud 04:01

LP3

Side A

  1. Coronado 19:47

Side B

  1. You Go To My Head 17:16

LP4

Side A

  1. Caravan 15:12

Side B

  1. Autumn In New York 21:35

LP5

Side A

  1. Portrait of Jenny 03:28
  2. What's New 03:27
  3. Yesterdays 03:01
  4. Where Or When 03:31
  5. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 03:47

Side B

  1. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 03:16
  2. Laura 03:29
  3. Memories of You 03:35
  4. Embraceable You 03:04
  5. Blue Moon 03:16

LP6

Side A

  1. Willow Weep For Me 03:28
  2. Stardust 03:26
  3. Gerkin For Perkin 02:57
  4. Take the "A" Train 04:19
  5. Lands End 04:57

Side B

  1. Swingin' 02:53
  2. George's Dilemma 05:37
  3. If I Love Again 03:25
  4. The Blues Walk 06:44

LP7

Side A

  1. What Am I Here For? 03:10
  2. Cherokee 05:44
  3. Jacqui 05:11

Side B

  1. Sandu 04:56
  2. Gertrude's Bounce 04:13
  3. Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival) 03:36
  4. Powell's Prances 03:32

LP8

Side A

  1. I'll Remember April 09:19
  2. Time 05:08

Side B

  1. The Scene is Clean 06:10
  2. Flossie Lou 03:59
  3. What is This Thing Called Love 07:40
  4. Love is a Many Splendored Thing 04:16