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Brownie Eyes
| Recorded | 1953 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 302133 |
The record
Culled from Brown's 1953 Blue Note dates, this compiles early evidence of a trumpet voice already fluent and unhurried, backed by shifting frontlines of Donaldson, Gryce, Rouse, and Jimmy Heath. A snapshot of hard bop coalescing, with Blakey and Kenny Clarke both on hand to push the beat forward.
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone, flute
- Percy Heath — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Art Blakey — drums
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano
- John Lewis — piano
- Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Clifford Brown — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1974 | Blue Note · BNLP 12099 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1974 | Blue Note — MONO |
| 1978 | Blue Note · BNST 36515 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Applause Records Inc. · APBL-2314 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| — | Applause Records · APBC 2314 — Cassette, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
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Gigi Gryce also plays on
Percy Heath also plays on