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Born: October 30, 1930 in Wilmington, DE
Years Active: 50 's
Died: June 26, 1956 in Pennsylvania
Genre: Jazz

Biography
Clifford Brown's death in a car accident at the age of 25 was one of the great tragedies in jazz history. Already ranking with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis as one of the top trumpeters in jazz, Brownie was still improving in 1956. Plus he was a clean liver and was not even driving; the up-and-coming pianist Richie Powell and his wife (who was dr... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 More Live at the Bee Hive
2005 Together: Recorded Live at Dolphy's Home, Los Angeles 1954
2005 Last Concert
1956 Clifford Brown All Stars [Bonus Track]
1956 At Basin Street
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Member Of: Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet More >> Similar Artists: Howard McGhee Freddie Hubbard Louis Smith Lee Morgan Booker Little More >>

Influenced By: Louis Armstrong Fats Navarro Dizzy Gillespie Miles Davis More >> Followers: David Schnitter Donald Byrd Wilbur Harden Blue Mitchell Lew Soloff More >>

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