Trumpet player Clifford Brown died in a horrific car crash at the age of 25. He was hailed as the next Miles Davis I believe and who knows maybe he would have met his expectations.
Carvin' The Rock is taken from Memorial Album, which comprises two different sessions Brown recorded at the age of 22. What were you doing when you were 22? The track was written by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins and derives from the first of the two sessions. The band is comprised of Brown on trumpet, Lou Donaldson on alto sax, Hope on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Philly Joe Phelps on drums. Quite a band. The music is part R&B, part straight jazz. The session was recorded on June 9, 1953 in New York City at WOR Studios and produced by Alfred Lion. This was a time when people got things done in a hurry. No Chinese Democracy shit.
The second session has a different line up. Most notable is Art Blakey on drums. The sessions were originally released on Blue Note as 2 10" LP's.
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