“Each arrangement is worked to a point that actually propels the soloists, gives them – and Brown particularly – maximum lift. These are classics of modern jazz.”

PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ


“January 4, 1956: Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Richie Powell and George Morrow met up in a New York studio to record At Basin Street, which would be the group’s final album. That summer, Clifford Brown and Richie Powell died in a tragic car accident. This final testimony is one of the most exciting records from a quintet which was like very few others.”

JAZZ MAGAZINE


Tracklist

SIDE A
1. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? 7:33
2. LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING 4:17
3. I’LL REMEMBER APRIL 9:13

SIDE B
1. POWELL’S PRANCES 3:28
2. TIME 5:03
3. THE SCENE IS CLEAN 6:05
4. GERTRUDE’S BOUNCE 4:09
5. I FEEL A SONG COMING ON 5:15*

CLIFFORD BROWN, trumpet
SONNY ROLLINS, tenor sax
RICHIE POWELL, piano
GEORGE MORROW, bass
MAX ROACH, drums

B1 & B4: New York, January 4, 1956.
A1-A3, B2 & B3: New York, February 16, 1956.

Original sessions produced by Bob Shad.

*BONUS TRACK:
Same personnel. Hackensack, New Jersey, March 22, 1956.