Clifford Brown
American jazz musician (1930-1956) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 25
Clifford Benjamin Brown 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.
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Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1972.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 1956 · aged 25
