The Clifford Brown Big Band in Paris 1953

1 - Brown Skins (take 1)
2 - Brown Skins (take 2)
3 - Keeping Up With Jonesy (t. 1)
4 - Keeping Up With Jonesy (t. 2)
5 - Bum's Rush
6 - Chez Moi
7 - All Weird (take 1)
8 - All Weird (take 2)
9 - No Start, No End

1 to 4 -
Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Walter Williams, Fernand Verstraete, Fred Gerard - trumpets
Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Tamper, Al Hayes - trombones
Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega - alto saxes
Clifford Solomon, Henri Bernard - tenor saxes
Henri Jouat - baritone sax
Henri Renaud - piano
Pierre Michelot - bass
Alan Dawson - drums

Recorded September 28, 1953

5 -
Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayes, Benny Vasseur - trombones; Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega - alto saxes; Clifford Solomon, André Dabonneville - tenor saxes; William Boucaya - baritone sax; Henri Renaud - piano; Pierre Michelot - bass; Jean-Louis Viale - drums; Recorded October 9, 1953
6 and 9
Clifford Brown - trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland - trombone; Gigi Gryce - alto sax; Clifford Solomon - tenor sax; Henri Renaud - piano; Jimmy Gourley - guitar; Pierre Michelot - bass; Jean-Louis Viale - drums.
Recorded October 10, 1953

7 and 8
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland - trombone; Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega - alto saxes; Clifford Solomon - tenor sax; William Boucaya - baritone sax; Quincy Jones - piano; Marcel Dutrieux - bass; Jean-Louis Viale - drums

Recorded October 11, 1953

This is one of three albums that document a happy, hectic episode in Brownie's young life - some three weeks in Paris during a European tour with Lionel Hampton's band.

CD rip - OJCCD-359-2 Prestige P-7840 ape+graphics

part 1 : part 2