Memorial is a 1956 jazz album by trumpeter Clifford Brown issued posthumously. It was originally released on the Prestige label as PRLP 7055. It principally includes fast bop pieces, also arranged for a brass section. Ira Gitler, who was supervising session for Prestige label at the time, confessed he was greatly impressed by Brown: "When Brownie stood up and took his first solo on "Philly J J", I nearly fell off my seat in the control room. The power, range and brilliance together with the warmth and invention was something that I hadn't heard since Fats Navarro" Tracks 1-4 were recorded abroad with a Swedish All Star Group. Tracks 5-9 were recorded in New York as a Tadd Dameron led 10 inch LP minus the alternate take.

Clifford and Benny Golson were the only horn soloists.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) - 5:29
2. "'Scuse These Blues" (Quincy Jones) - 4:29
3. "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:25
4. "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:22
5. "Philly J J" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:14
6. "Dial 'B' for Beauty" (Dameron) - 4:37
7. "Theme of No Repeat" (Dameron) - 5:23
8. "Choose Now" [1] (Dameron) - 4:57
9. "Choose Now" [2] (Dameron) - 3:26

Personnel

On tracks 1-4 - (also released as Clifford Brown and Art Farmer with The Swedish All Stars)

• Clifford Brown - trumpet
• Art Farmer - trumpet
• Arne Domnerus - alto sax
• Lars Gullin - baritone sax
• Åke Persson - trombone
• Bengt Hallberg - piano
• Gunnar Johnson - double bass
• Jack Noren - drums

On tracks 5-9 - (also released as A Study In Dameronia)

• Clifford Brown - trumpet
• Benny Golson - tenor sax
• Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Gigi Gryce - alto sax
• Herb Mullins - trombone
• Oscar Estell - baritone sax
• Tadd Dameron - piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Philly Joe Jones - drums

Production

• Quincy Jones - supervision (on tracks 1 – 4)
• Ira Gitler - supervision (on tracks 5 – 9)
• Doug Hawkins - engineer (on tracks 5 – 9)

References