Clifford Brown (født 30. oktober 1930 i Wilmington, , død 26. juni 1956 på motorvejen mellem Pennsylvania og )

Brown var hardbop trompetist og inspireret af .

Hans første plader var med R&B orkesterleder Chris Powell, og senere spillede han med , J.J. Johnson, og Art Blakeys messengers, indtil han sidst i 1950'erne formede en kvintet med trommeslageren .

Denne gruppe var en innovativ gruppe i 1950'erne, men dens levetid blev kortvarig, da Brown omkom ved et trafikuheld i 1956 kun 25 år gammel.

Playlist: (Clifford Brown – The Beginning And the End, Columbia) (Chicago, 21 March 1952/ Philadelphia, 25 June 1956)

Chris Powell's Blue Flames – 'I Come From Jamaica' (Chicago, 21 March 1952) (2:39) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ZS4_DtYC0

Chris Powell's Blue Flames 'Ida Red' (Chicago, 21 March 1952) (2:01) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXp6GsZWAq0

'Get Happy' - (The Eminent JJ Johnson, Blue Note) (22 June 1953) (4:35) JJ Johnson - trombone, Clifford Brown - trumpet, - , - tenor sax, - bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UVD4aO1yTQ

'A Night In Tunisia' ( A Night At Birdland – Vol 1, Blue Note) (21 February 1954) (9:22) Clifford Brown - trumpet, Lou Donaldson - alto sax, - piano, Curly Russell - bass, Art Blakey - drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNdeDWuLayU

'Wee Dot' (Art Blakey Quintet A Night At Birdland – Vol 2, Blue Note) (21 February 1954) (7:18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMlI24SxMNI

'Now's The Time' (same as above) (9:02) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q73r5627fvQ

Max Roach/Clifford Brown Quintet 'All God's Chillun Got Rhythm' (Gene Norman Presents: Max Roach & Clifford Brown in Concert, GNP) (Pasadena Civic Auditorium, April 1954) (6:18) Clifford Brown - trumpet, - tenor sax, - piano, George Bledsoe - bass, Max Roach - drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBDFWbVRkM

'I Get A Kick Out Of You' (The Historic California Concerts, Fresh Sounds) (Shrine Auditorium, Hollywood, 30 August 1954) (8:44) Clifford Brown - trumpet, - tenor sax, - piano, - bass, Max Roach - drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxDPZLgSG0s

With Vocalists 'I've Got You Under My Skin' ( – , EmArcy) (Los Angeles, 14 August 1954) (5:26) Dinah Washington - vocals, Clifford Brown - trumpet, - trumpet, - trumpet, - , Harold Land - , Richie Powell - piano, - piano, George Morrow, - bass, Max Roach - drums

'Lullaby of Birdland' ( With Clifford Brown, EmArcy) (December 1954, New York) (3:58) Sarah Vaughan - vocals, Clifford Brown - trumpet, Herbie Mann - flute, - tenor sax, - piano, Joe Benjamin - bass, Roy Haynes - drums

'You're Not The Kind' (4:41) (same as above)

'You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To' (, EmArcy) (22 December 1954, New York) (4:18) Helen Merrill - vocals, Clifford Brown - trumpet, - flute, baritone, Jimmy Jones - piano, - guitar, Milt Hinton - bass, - drums

With Strings '' (Clifford Brown With Strings, EmArcy) (January 1955) (3:17) Clifford Brown - trumpet, Richie Powell – piano, Barry Galbraith - guitar, George Morrow - , Max Roach - drums, - arranger, conductor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlXvYpxrtTI

Max Roach/Clifford Brown Quintet continued ... 'Parisian Thoroughfare' (Clifford Brown And Max Roach, EmArcy) (2 August 1954, Los Angeles) (7:19) Clifford Brown - trumpet, Harold Land - tenor sax, Richie Powell - piano, George Morrow - bass, Max Roach - drums 'Stompin' At The Savoy' (Brown And Roach Incorporated, EmArcy) (5 August 1954, Los Angeles) (6:27) (same personnel as above)

'The Walk' (Clifford Brown And Max Roach, EmArcy, extended edition) (1955 New York) (6:47) (same personnel as above)

'Pent Up House' ( Plus 4, Prestige) (22 March 1955) (8:52) Clifford Brown - trumpet, Sonny Rollins - tenor sax, Richie Powell - piano, George Morrow - bass, Max Roach - drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIlpEnsa2d8

'Take The A Train' (Clifford Brown At The Cotton Club 1956, Lone Hill) (28 May 1956) (13:39) (same personnel as above)