Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet - Cherokee

[jazzjuuko]

One of the greatest musicians to walk the earth, clifford brown

[conorroe28]

I just walked this song for 5 min on bass. Im dead. I dont know how Morrow does it

[Roysonor]

I feel the pain on my hand just of thinking playing this on drums

[santsok]

if you search for "grp cherokee" you'll get a modern version of this using clifford's solo as the head instead of cherokee. pretty cool as a fast-bop thing and worth a look.

[wesrace1]

Listenin' To These Fellows Makes Me Proud To Be a Jazz Fan!

[bigbandman95]

55 years ago today he left this world so tragically. RIP Brownie.

[diggsduke]

A lot of musicians speak of Clifford Brown as being a shy and humble guy who was always on time for sessions and always brought his best to playing the music. That's something to be respected, especially when you sound this good. 

[bigeggone2007]

1ST TIME HEARING THIS...IT IS UNBELIEVEABLE! AND EVEN MORE SUPRISING IS THAT IM A HEAVY METAL FAN/AMONG OTHER MUSIC(MY POP IS A JAZZ MUSICIAN) BUT I LOVE IT ALL FROM LIONEL RITCHIE-SLAYER!!

[liberalaccidental]

Oh Clifford, why did you have to go at such a young age! You died at 25 and yet managed to record this - and many other great tunes. Only God knows what you would have been able to do if you lived longer.

[60otaku3]

norq,

Because I thought a indecent expression in your comment is not good, I deleted it.

60otaku3

[LaMaisondeCasaHouse]

damn that's not a walking bassline that's a sprinting bassline :)

[severinmortensen]

@LaMaisondeCasaHouse What makes it even worse is he sounds smooth as butter the whole time and it is on an upright bass. If I tried to play like 80% this tempo it would sound frantic as hell on just an electric.

[HeywoodJadumi]

Speak to me, Clifford! Man, I'll put this solo up against anything Fats, Diz, or Miles ever did and you'd be pressed to convince me this doesn't top them all. What's always amazed me about Brownie is how he can play so fast and yet make every note stand out. That said, everyone is cookin on this cut. Thanks for posting.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, HeywoodJadumi-san!!

Otaku3 (*^o^)/

[Nireves33]

@HeywoodJadumi I actually like that Miles always played more laid back and sparse than you would expect from the other be-bop and hard bop trumpeters, I always kind of felt that he had a better feel for how to use space than most other soloists. Which isn't to say I don't also appreciate the busier style as employed by Coltrane or Brown.

[polymath7]

@HeywoodJadumi Well said. This is about as good a reason as any why Clifford Brown is by all odds the greatest trumpet player ever to touch brass.

[Jerbob1]

Harold is a monster! Listen to him on Blues Walk when they take half-bar solos!

[MrFabermania]

Spaventoooo!

[theinvisiblelight]

Just a big long string of blistering fast eight notes... whoa o.o

[samadjhi]

I hear you clifford!!!!!!!!!!!

[somahiru]

I take oldschool Jazz anyday than the new generes and music of today :)

[youngun550]

Agreed

[ericford]

Yep.  Drums.

[ZackPomerleau]

@ericford I agree.

[DrVivianBell]

yummy.

[LUCVIII18]

le plus grand au sommet de son art!

[TheDickyShow]

Clifford Brown and his impeccable trumpet playing skills.

[robertoalaluf]

fuck'ng genious ... fuck'ng absolutely genious

[JazzIsCosmic]

I wish I'd heard this sooner, then I might not have given up trumpet. The technical proficiency of bop is INSANE!

[mrstrings65]

Unreal....wow !!!

[nicodagger]

speakwhispers...damn just goes to show I shouldn't believe what I'm told all the time...My Dad told me that Brown's widow and their son would come to our house wnen I was about 6 or so...but obviously it wasn't his widow! Thanks, I will check this out with my Dad...on an interesting sidelight, I played in a jazz band with Harold Land, Jr. in 1966, I was the only white kid, all of us around 15..I sucked...

[izzyvulaca]

haha too bad there arent enough cats who play it this fast anymore

at least from the videos i've seen (excluding that french guitar gypsy player)

[speakwhnspkn2]

@izzyvulaca His name is Bireli Lagrene. Not "that french guitar gypsy player." Why the fuck can't you white folks get people's names correct?

[izzyvulaca]

@speakwhnspkn2 wow dude umm calm your language a bit kay and second im not white im fijian and tongan

and yeah by your videos (favorites on your page) you seem like you would be a christian to me lol so why you gotta speak like that to me

God Bless You sir

[speakwhnspkn2]

@izzyvulaca I apologize Izzy. You're right. That was uncalled for.

[ToliKwoli]

When i heard this melody the first time i thought it was Arturo sandovals melody over the Cherokee chord progression! I just found out now that it was clifford browns SOLO!!! Amazing!!!!!

[nicodagger]

I just found out that when I was a kid, in the 60's, after Brown had died, his widow and children used to come over to my house in Culver City! I didn't know that they were friends, and just found out.  Very cool, especially as I was just starting to play trumpet at that time. Well, Brown PLAYED...I just played AT trumpet....a true master, and such a loss to die so young.

[speakwhnspkn2]

@nicodagger His widow? I thought his wife, Baby and Richie Powell were all killed in the car wreck.

[womb0womb0]

Oh yeah. Great sax playing. Great everything playing.

[bopguity]

Harold Land is so underappreciated.

[60otaku3]

I also think so.

And it is very unfair for him.

Otaku3 (^_^)b

[kaseyWtrumpet]

Well when you're playing with such great musicians like Clifford Brown and Max Roach it's understandable.

[jzzlvrmee]

@bopguity I agree!! If I could play my tenor HALF as well as he did!!

[rtifishul]

@bopguity fuck yeah he is, I wish more horn players would check him out

[gcrav]

Harold Land shreds it too.

[helluvagun]

This was the greatest band ever!

And when you replace Harold Land with the giant Sonny Rollins it gets even better!

[smawgy]

When guys play at this level, I think there is no better...Just opinion. I can see what you mean though.

[eTrumpetLessons]

Love this classic Clifford solo.

Happy Birthday Brownie!

[jazz1bro]

Incredibile mental facility evidenced here.

[pmfzero]

@jazz1bro - well said!

[GoodPieToGoGo]

this is such a cool take on cherokee music, i like how he includes even little 3 and 4 notes licks in his solo, off handedly

[Hulkamaniac247]

Love Harold Land's playing on here too!

[theclassiccrime77]

voodoo51 clifford is (was) THE best jazz trumpeter ever, period. He deserves all the fame and notoriety instead of Miles. I seen miles live in one of his last performances and all I can say is I wish it was clifford. blueswalk is classic!

[bossface009]

everything he does is classic. he really is the best besides louis armstrong, the first

[gpitts08]

question. is clifford first chorus his own. I heard GRP do this and they played that chorus in unison. I think Arturo does it too whenever he plays it. I guess is a tribute incorporating that solo. I was just wondering if anyone knew if that was clifford's own solo.

[bossface009]

ya its his own they do it as a tribute to him

[3shiftgtr]

yeah...famous among the trumpet clan. The GRP thing used the solo as a head in tribute.

Career solo on this. Not that the cat ever recorded anything that wasn't stellar.

[Sasukekun295]

i was on the airplane when i heard this song; and i lovedd it;

[youvebeenthunderstru]

Jazz is awesome.

[OwrKeeng]

chuggachuggachuggachugga

[jazzuffe]

I mean, the recordings with Clifford Brown and Sonny Rollins, Pent Up House!!! Can it be better?

[sadizes]

the eternal triangle sonny,sonny, and dizzy

[mrgone78]

clifford brown had such an amazing sound! at any tempo!

[whateverman666]

I swear, Max can't even keep up with it. His hi-hat off beats stray back onto the beat :)

Great clip

[60otaku3]

Thank you, whateverman-san!!

Otaku3 (^_^)/

[msammas]

its hard to when playing upwards of 300 bpm, your left foot tends to get a little bit tired after a while.

[kaseyWtrumpet]

That's what she said. = P

[msammas]

haha, nice

[just4lolzz]

rofl good one

[trumpetsav]

awesome virtuosity, his lightning speed never ceases to amaze me.

[KWTrumpet2010]

Clifford Brown is one of the best technical soloist ever.

[stuartmack18]

I think clark terry is one of the best also

[runeskyler]

Freddie Hubbard will always be my favorite but Brownie is awesome to =)

[cormier0007]

i have to agree with you... but i think young wynton marsalis was at least as good as clifford... but it seems that sadly hes taking less chances in his solos now... if u can find some of his old stuff... man.. he had some fricken killer solos.. (sry for my english)

[ender2999]

You are so ignorant. Stop.

[DHL1930]

By his own admission, Wynton only wishes that he had been able to achieve the lyricism and pure joy of freedom that Cifford did. And I agree with him. They're not really in the same class. Clifford was always Clifford. Wynton might be anyone at any time -- from Pops to Diz to Bobby Hacket. Still waiting for him to be Wynton, however.

[beeshor1]

DHL

You're being kind of hard on Wynton aren't you? Wynton has a great knowledge of the music and he sincerely loves all the guys you mentioned in your comment. The fact that he emulates them in some of his playing shouldn't be criticized. And, yes, we have heard Wynton be Wynton. Check him out on "The Majesty of the Blues". He really cooks there.

[DHL1930]

By Wynton's own admission, I said. But it's all in the ear of the beholder, of course. Someone here has compared Miles unfavorably with Clifford, unfairly it seems to me. Hell, Miles at the latter part of his life couldn't hold the proverbial candle to earlier Miles. And, as listeners, we were there for the uniquely magical offerings of his early years through to the well-nigh doddering imbecility of his later offerings.

So that comparing late Miles to early Clifford is just plain silly.

[LonesomeSuzie]

FANTASTIC.

Thanks for post it, my friend...

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, LonesomeSuzie-san!

Otaku3 (^o^)/

[iJiggsy]

Great Song with an even better trumpet player. He had a future...

[60otaku3]

Thank you for the comment, iJiggsy!

Otaku3 (^_^)b

[kaeli356]

Thanks for posting this version. This is one of the great classics!  Beautiful trumpet solo.I love it.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, kaeli356!

Otaku3 (^o^)b