Clifford Brown
Trumpet Solo on
Swingin'

About

Opening the solo section, this trumpet improvisation spans one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a brisk 295 BPM. Brown leads with a single chorus of trumpet improvisation, displaying the remarkable facility and joyful energy that made him the most exciting young trumpeter of the 1950s. The 32-bar AABA form, a staple of the Great American Songbook, offers both structural clarity and ample harmonic terrain for improvisation. Following this solo, Harold Land takes over on tenor sax.

Clifford Brown was 24 to 25 years old at the time.