Clifford Brown - Clifford Brown With Strings [EAC FLAC]

Clifford Brown With Strings

Recorded: January 18,19, 20, 1955
This Release: Verve Master Edition #314 558 078-2
May 19, 1998
Duration: 40:06

Track List:
01 Yesterdays Otto Harbach/Jerome Kern 02:59
02 Laura Johnny Mercer/David Raksin 03:26
03 What's New? Johnny Burke/Bob Haggart 03:23
04 Blue Moon Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers 03:13
05 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Oscar Hammerstein II/Jerome Kern 03:43
06 Embraceable You George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin 03:00
07 Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell 03:24
08 Memories of You Eubie Blake/Andy Razaf 03:31
09 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Otto Harbach/Jerome Kern 03:14
10 Portrait of Jenny Irving Burgie/Jessie Mae Robinson 03:24
11 Where or When Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers 03:26
12 Stardust Hoagy Carmichael/Mitchell Parish 03:23

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow:
There are two schools of thought regarding this with strings session (which has been reissued on CD). Brownie plays quite beautifully and shows off his warm tone on such numbers as "Portrait of Jenny," "Memories of You," "Embraceable You" and "Stardust." But on the other hand the string arrangements by Neal Hefti border on muzak and Brown never really departs from the melody. So the trumpeter's tone is the only reason to acquire this disc which to this listener is a slight disappointment, not living up to its potential.