I just received a test pressing from the record label of my Clifford Brown tribute. Pretty emotional stuff taking me back 52 years. I was 13 years old and my first big gig was the Atlantic City Jazz Festival in 1961 on the bill with Gerry Mulligan , Oscar Peterson Trio , Art Blakey and Dinah Washington. I remember like yesterday standing in the wings waiting to go on being mezmorized by Dinah singing. I was just getting into Clifford Brown at that time so everything was coming together for me. I took a track Dinah did in 1957 shortly after Clifford tragically died and had a special arrangement made for me as an epilogue to close out my tribute. Track below :
I Remember Clifford :