9 O'clock Jazz Special for 10/28
By: Blaise Lantana on 10/27/2011
Trumpeter Clifford Brown had a sound that has inspired generations of trumpet players. It's soulful and forceful and speaks to the heart. He was a brilliant trumpet player, but he was also a composer, and a compelling performer. "He had it all!" said his friend Sonny Rollins. He died in a car crash on the way to a gig, when he was 27 years old. Fortunately we have a number of recordings that he made before he died and you can hear what all the fuss is about when we feature the music of Clifford Brown tonight on the 9 O'clock Special.


