Memorial (Clifford Brown album)

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.

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

Tracks 1 – 4 recorded on September 15, 1953 in Stockholm and Tracks 5 – 9 recorded on June 11, 1953 in New York City

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)