Clifford Brown
Trumpet Solo on
Wee-Dot

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Clifford Brown's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, spanning ten choruses at approximately 267 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 12-bar Blues form and the key of B♭, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. Positioned between Lou Donaldson and Horace Silver, Brown bridges the conversation between the two. Clifford Brown follows with ten masterful trumpet choruses, building his solo with the architectural logic that made him one of jazz's supreme improvisers. At this velocity, every phrase must be delivered with conviction and precision.

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