Release date: 24-09-2010(originally released in 1959)

2010 Eu issue of the 1955 7-track LP, pressing on 180 gram vinyl, also featuring Harold Land on Tenor, Richie Powell on Piano & George Morrow on Bass, pasted picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. The sleeve shows some light shelfwear with the beginnings of a split to the top but the vinyl has just a few light surface marks to show for its thirty years - sealed and stickered in original artwork sleeve

Tracks:
01. Sweet Clifford
02. Ghost Of A Chance
03. Stompin' At The Savoy
04. I'll String Along With You
05. Mildama
06. Darn That Dream
07. I Get A Kick Out Of You

Personnel:
Clifford Brown - trumpet
Max Roach - drums
Harold Land - tenor saxophone
Richie Powell - piano (Bud Powell's brother)
George Morrow - bass

This is essential jazz. Everything Max Roach and Clifford Brown did together was a solid 5-star affair. You would be crazy to think otherwise. It doesn't get much better than this folks.

Given all the Clifford Brown compilations that have saturated the market, it's nice to hear a full original album by the lauded trumpeter. On this 1954 release, Brown--who died ina '56 car wreck at age 25--teams up with drummer Max Roach,and the result is a classic set of bebop. Standards"Stompin' at the Savoy" is played with mastery, and originals "Sweet Clifford" and "Mildama" by Brown and Roach respectively, highlight the two virtuosos' technical and conceptual abilities; breathtaking trumpet and drum solos are heard on both cuts. However, it is the wistful "Darn That Dream" that steals the show on this record. A gorgeous ballad in the hands of any professional, the De Lange-Van Heusen standard really shines when played by these jazz greats.