This 1956 album, recorded for Blue Note Records, captures Clifford Brown during a period of intense creativity, showcasing his virtuosic trumpet playing and compositional prowess.
- The album was recorded on September 1, 1956, at WOR Studios in New York City.
- The personnel on the album includes Clifford Brown on trumpet, Max Roach on drums, Harold Land on tenor saxophone, George Morrow on bass, and Carl Perkins on piano.
- Although not one of his best-selling albums, "Memorial Album" is considered a significant work in Clifford Brown's discography.
Clifford Brown was an influential hard bop trumpeter from Wilmington, Delaware. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and innovative jazz musicians of the 1950s.
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