Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street


Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street is a 1956 album by the Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet, the last album the quintet officially recorded. Apart from Sonny Rollins Plus 4, it was the last studio album Brown and pianist Richie Powell recorded before their deaths in June that year. The title is a reference to the Basin Street East jazz club, where the quintet had performed several times.

Track listing

All tracks arranged by Richie Powell except 6.
  1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 7:33
  2. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" – 4:13
  3. "I'll Remember April" – 9:13
  4. "Powell's Prances" – 3:28
  5. "Time" – 5:03
  6. "The Scene Is Clean" – 6:04
  7. "Gertrude's Bounce" – 4:09
  8. : Bonus tracks included on the 2002 CD release:
  9. "Step Lightly " – 3:33
  10. "Flossie Lou" – 3:55
  11. "What Is This Thing Called Love? " – 8:18
  12. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing " – 0:45
  13. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing " – 3:53
  14. "I'll Remember April " – 1:25
  15. "I'll Remember April " – 9:42
  16. "Flossie Lou " – 4:00

    Personnel

The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his AllMusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.