Clifford Brown
Trumpet Solo on
Mayreh

About

Clifford Brown opens the solo section on trumpet, stretching out for three choruses at approximately 273 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AA' form and the key of F, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. As a contrafact on "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm," the underlying harmony is well-trodden territory, giving the soloist a sturdy platform for creative exploration. As the first voice heard after the head, Brown sets the improvisational tone before passing to Lou Donaldson. Clifford Brown's three-chorus trumpet solo is a breathtaking display of technique and invention, his lines cascading through the changes with effortless fluidity.

Clifford Brown was 23 to 24 years old at the time.