The Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris

While in Paris with Lionel Hampton's Orchestra, trumpeter Clifford Brown teamed up with altoist Gigi Gryce and a top-notch rhythm section (which includes pianist Henri Renaud, guitarist Jimmy Gourley, bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Jean-Louis Viale) for two fine sessions that are reissued in full (other than a couple of rare alternate takes) on this enjoyable CD. Although Gryce was not a major soloist, he held his own with the trumpeter and was a talented composer. Most of the songs on this date are his including &Minority& (Gryce's most famous original). But it is for Brownie's brilliant playing on such tunes as &All the Things You Are,& &I Cover the Waterfront& and &Minority& that this CD is most significant.