Clifford Brown

Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud" have become jazz standards. Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1972.

Similar Artists

Charlie Parker

Red Garland

Pepper Adams

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Lester Young

Clark Terry

Lee Morgan

Dexter Gordon

Paul Chambers

Illinois Jacquet

J.J. Johnson

Thelonious Monk

John Coltrane Quartet

Tommy Flanagan

Warne Marsh

Horace Parlan

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Benny Golson

Oscar Peterson Trio

Sonny Rollins