Brown and Roach Incorporated

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Brown and Roach Incorporated
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Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedAugust 2, 3, 5 & 6, 1954
Studio Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood
Genre Jazz
Length40:40
Label EmArcy
MG 36008
Clifford Brown and Max Roach chronology
Brown and Roach Incorporated
(1955)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach
(1956)

Brown and Roach Incorporated is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in August 1954 and released on the EmArcy label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Near-classic music from a legendary group". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Clifford" (Clifford Brown) - 6:41
  2. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 7:19
  3. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 6:23
  4. "I'll String Along with You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 4:09
  5. "Mildama" (Max Roach) - 4:30
  6. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:02
  7. "I Get a Kick out of You" (Cole Porter) - 7:36

Personnel

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References

  1. Max Roach discography accessed September 27, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 31. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.