I Remember Clifford (song)
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Jazz standard
| "I Remember Clifford" | |
|---|---|
| Composition by Benny Golson | |
| Written | 1956 |
| Genre | Jazz • ballad |
"I Remember Clifford" is an instrumental jazz threnody written by jazz tenor saxophonist Benny Golson in memory of Clifford Brown,[1] the influential and highly regarded jazz trumpeter who died in an auto accident at the age of 25.[2] Brown and Golson had previously worked together in Lionel Hampton's 1953 band.[3]
The song was first recorded by Donald Byrd and Gigi Gryce in January 1957.[4]
Notable recordings
[edit ]- Bob Acri - Bob Acri (Blujazz, 2004)
- Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – 1958 – Paris Olympia (Fontana, 1958)
- Donald Byrd - Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957)[5]
- George Cables – Circle (Contemporary, 1979)
- Ray Charles – My Kind of Jazz (1970)
- Kenny Dorham – This Is the Moment! (Riverside, 1958)
- Don Ellis – Shock Treatment (2002)
- Stan Getz and Kenny Barron – People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
- Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Verve, 1957)[5]
- Benny Golson – Stockholm Sojourn (Prestige, 1964)
- Roy Hargrove – The Tokyo Sessions (1991)
- Woody Herman – Woody Live East and West (CBS, 1965)
- Milt Jackson – Bags' Opus (United Artists, 1958)
- The Jazztet – Meet the Jazztet (Argo, 1960)
- Quincy Jones – The Birth of a Band (1959)[5]
- The Manhattan Transfer – Vocalese (1985)
- Hugh Masekela – Almost Like Being in Jazz (Chissa, 2005)
- Carmen McRae – Carmen for Cool Ones (1958)[6]
- Helen Merrill – Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (1995)[7]
- Modern Jazz Quartet – European Concert (Atlantic, 1960)
- Modern Jazz Quartet – Dedicated to Connie (Atlantic, recorded May 1960, released 1995)
- James Moody – Moody with Strings (Argo, 1960)
- Lee Morgan – Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (Blue Note, 1957)[5]
- Oscar Peterson – Something Warm (Verve, 1962)
- Bud Powell with Don Byas – A Tribute to Cannonball (Columbia, 1961 [1979])
- Buddy Rich – Blues Caravan (Verve, 1961)
- Sonny Rollins with Thad Jones – Now's the Time (RCA Victor, 1964)[5]
- Masayoshi Takanaka "Brasilian Skies" (Kitty Records, 1978)
- Arturo Sandoval - I Remember Clifford (GRP, 1992) [8]
- Dinah Washington – The Queen (Mercury, 1959)[9]
- Bill Wurtz – Jazz Green Giant (2014)[10]
References
[edit ]- ^ Piras, Marcello (October 4, 2012). "Golson, Benny". Grove Music Online (published November 26, 2013). doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.a2228327 . Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ Alkyer, Frank (September 24, 2024). "In Memoriam: Benny Golson, 1929–2024". DownBeat . Archived from the original on March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ Gioia, Ted (2021). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. pp. 195–197. ISBN 978-0-19-008717-3.
- ^ Blumenthal, Bob (2004) In The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions [CD liner notes], p. 3. Mosaic.
- ^ a b c d e Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ Carmen McRae – Carmen for Cool Ones at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010年06月30日.
- ^ Helen Merrill – Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010年06月30日.
- ^ Arturo Sandoval - I Remember Clifford, 1992, retrieved December 30, 2022
- ^ "I Remember Clifford by Dinah Washington". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "billwurtz". www.billwurtz.com. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Brownie Quotes – Benny Golson Golson's description of hearing of Brown's death
- Article at jazzstandards.com
