Study in Brown explained

Study in Brown
Type:	studio
Artist:	Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Cover:	Study in brown.jpg
Alt:	album cover of "Study in Brown"
Released:	1955
Recorded:	February 23–25, 1955
Studio:	Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre:	Hard bop Bebop
Length:	39:53
Label:	EmArcy MG 36037
Prev Title:	Brown and Roach Incorporated
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Next Year:	1954-55

Study in Brown ^{[1] [2]} (EmArcy Records, 1955) is a Clifford Brown and Max Roach album. The album consists predominantly of originals by members of the band. The songs "Lands End", by tenor saxophonist Harold Land, and "Sandu", by Brown, have gone on to become jazz standards. The song "George's Dilemma" is also known as "Ulcer Department".^[3] Brown's solo on "Cherokee" is among the most acclaimed solos in jazz.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 5:44
2. "Jacqui" (Richie Powell) – 5:11
3. "Swingin'" (Clifford Brown) – 2:52
4. "Lands End" (Harold Land) – 4:57
5. "George's Dilemma" (Brown) – 5:36
6. "Sandu" (Brown) – 4:57
7. "Gerkin for Perkin" (Brown) – 2:56
8. "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray and Ben Oakland) – 3:24
9. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:16

Personnel

• Clifford Brown – trumpet
• Harold Land – tenor saxophone
• Richie Powell – piano
• George Morrow – double bass
• Max Roach – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Study In Brown: The Hard Bop Homepage. hardbop.tripod.com.
2. http://www.jazztrumpetsolos.com/Clifford.htm "Clifford Brown" www.jazztrumpetsolos.com
3. Web site: Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 36000 series. www.jazzdisco.org.
4. Book: Cook . Richard . Richard Cook (journalist) . Morton . Brian . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . . 9th . 2008 . Penguin Books . London . 978-0-14-103401-0 . 181 .