Upcoming Clifford Brown Symposium and Concert Series

Clifford Brown passed over the rainbow at an early age in a year before I was born. His life was cut very short but his music remains and thankfully lives on. If you have not had the privilege to hear the magic he created with his horn, please give a listen to the MP3 I’ve inserted here. Of course, if you can attend the Symposium entitled, ‘Brownie Speaks’ which is being held in the Philadelphia area October 30th through November 1st, by all means please do!
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Maynard Ferguson: “The Lost Tapes Volume 2″

For all you Maynard fans, listen up! “The Lost Tapes Volume 2″ has now been released and is available today! This has been put together and produced by Sleepy Night Records. This recording is the second in a trilogy project by Sleepy Night and you can purchase it in MP3 form through the link below. When Volume One of this series came out, I waited anxiously for its arrival. When it came, I played it repeatedly for weeks. It is awesome and so is this one. The music captures Maynard’s playing at his peak and is just incredible. Ernie Garside is the Executive Producer of this project and was a close friend, musician, promoter and manager for Maynard. He holds the rights to this music and has worked quite hard and put up a lot of money, along with producers Sean and Gary Gillies, to make this possible. The project is derived from old reel-to-reel tapes found in Ernie Garside’s house. To ensure this project’s continued success, tell everyone you know that this is available. In MP3 format this is a two-disc set and includes 10 tracks and a priceless and fantastic booklet containing rare photos and new comments from Ernie Garside, Lynn Nicholson, Adrian Drover, Brian Smith and others.
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