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In keeping with the theme of this blog - "Dedicated to those iconic trumpet players that are connected to the legendary Martin Committee trumpet", Clifford Brown is here for one special reason. It is storied that his tragic end in a car accident at the age of 26 came while he was on his way to visit a Martin Committee dealer.
From: Downbeat Magazine
Brown was born in Wilmington, Del., on Oct. 30, 1930. He studied trumpet under two noted music teachers, Harry Andrews and Robert Boysie. Through their guidance and his own dedication he developed the flawless conservatory-like facility that astounded listeners and musicians alike. He continued his musical training while studying mathematics at Maryland and Delaware State Colleges. In Philadelphia, Brown gigged and jammed in the city's jazz clubs where he met Gillespie and Navarro—who were impressed with his budding genius.
After a near-fatal car accident in 1950, Brown first appeared on a record as a sideman for Chris Powell's Blue Flames and with arranger Tadd Dameron in 1952. Also in '52, he joined Lionel Hampton's Orchestra, which also featured Quincy Jones and Art Farmer, for a European tour.
One year later, Brown became a founding member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Horace Silver and Lou Donaldson. As a reaction to the flaccid excesses of the "cool sound," Brown and company emphasized a driving, hard-edged sound, coining "hard-bop" as evidenced by the historic 1954 live date, A Night At Birdland. Recording for the Emarcy label, Brown's greatest LP as a leader was his orchestra-backed ballad album, Clifford Brown With Strings. He wrote two harp-bop standards, "Sandu" and "Joy Spring," and he formed a combo with Roach that also featured saxophonists Harold Land and Sonny Rollins. On June 26, 1956, Brown and his bandmate, pianist Richie Powell—the younger brother of the legendary pianist Bud—were killed in an automobile accident. Brown's Gabriel-inspired muse has influenced a number trumpeters inclding Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Wynton Marsalis.
In 1972, Brown was elected by the Critics into the Down Beat Hall of Fame
