Vinyl records

Clifford Brown vinyl records

7 albums with 180 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

American jazz trumpet player Born October 30, 1930, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, died June 26, 1956, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA Nicknamed 'Brownie', he was encouraged by both and , the latter was Brown's main influence. He performed with R&B bandleader , , , and before forming his own quintet (co-led with ). In June 1956, Brown and pianist were being driven from Philadelphia to Chicago by Powell's wife Nancy for the band's next appearance. While driving on a rainy night on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, west of Bedford, she lost control of the car and it left the road. All three were killed in the resulting crash. Brown is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, in Wilmington, Delaware.