I just got done watching a wonderful documentary on the immortal trumpet player, Clifford Brown: Brownie Speaks, directed by Don Glanden. Much thanks to my good friend, Roger Woods for hipping me to this. Its almost entirely an oral history (i.e., theres very little voice-over narration), with interviews with friends and family who knew him well and are able to most effectively illuminate his brilliance as a musician as well demonstrate what a stellar human being he was. Anyway, I highly recommend it to anyone who digs Brown. For those who arent familiar with him, check this out, from a performance with Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers on the great Night at Birdland album from 1954: https://youtube/watch?v=UC9hQnnQ7Gw
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 06:46:01 +0000