Joy Spring
| "Joy Spring" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Clifford Brown / Max Roach | |
| Written | 1954 |
| Form | Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Clifford Brown |
| Lyricist(s) | Jon Hendricks |
| Language | English |
"Joy Spring" is a jazz composition by Clifford Brown and is his signature song. The first recording was the one realized at Capitol Recording Studios, in Los Angeles in July 1954[1] (published posthumously in the 1988 Pacific Jazz Records's album Clifford Brown - Jazz Immortal CDP 7 46850 2 featuring Zoot Sims), the following month he created another version with Max Roach, published in the album Clifford Brown & Max Roach. Brown composed the song in honor of his wife Larue Anderson, whom he called his "joy spring".[2]
History
There is a anecdote tied to this composition. Larue Anderson was a classical music student and had chosen as her thesis "Classics versus Jazz", in which she wanted to prove the superiority of classical music over jazz. His friend Max Roach, had introduced her to his friend Clifford, who took her aside and said: "Honey, the whole world is not built around tonic / dominant." And he convinced her to the point that she became a jazz devotee.[3]
Personnel
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Max Roach - Drums
- Harold Land - tenor sax
- George Morrow - bass
- Richie Powell - pianoforte
Covers
In 1985 Jon Hendricks wrote a lyric to Brown's music and the song was performed and published by Manhattan Transfer on their album Vocalese with the title Sing Joy Spring.
- 1955, version in the studio album Arranged by Montrose of Jack Montrose
- 1958, Lem Winchester and Ramsey Lewis in the album A Tribute to Clifford Brown
- 1960, George Shearing with his quintet in the live album On the Sunny Side of the Strip
- 1964, Joe Pass live version in the homonymous album.
- 1981, Stan Getz with his quartet in the album The Dolphin[4]
- 1982, Freddie Hubbardin the album Born To Be Blue
- 1987, Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson Plays Jazz Standards[5]
- 1989, McCoy Tyner in the album Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- 1992, Arturo Sandoval in the tribute album I Remember Clifford with Ed Calle and again in 2003 in the album Trumpet Evolution
- 1994, Helen Merrill, in the tribute album Brownie Homage To Clifford Brown
- 1995, Tito Puente in his album Tito's Idea
- 1996, Karrin Allyson in the album Collage
- 2003, Larry Coryell in his album Joy Spring (The Swinging Side Of Larry Coryell) [6]
- 2007, Buddy Rich his posthumous release in the album Time Out
- 2012, Paolo Fresu with Marco Tamburini, Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, Franco Ambrosetti in the album 50 anni suonati .
References
- ↑ Clifford Brown Featuring Zoot Sims – Jazz Immortal on Discogs Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ Spellman, A.B. and Murray Horwitz. (June 10, 2005) Max Roach: 'Clifford Brown and Max Roach' NPR Retrieved on 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Spellman, A.B. and Murray Horwitz. (June 10, 2005) Max Roach: 'Clifford Brown and Max Roach' NPR Retrieved on 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Stan Getz - The Dolphin on Discogs
- ↑ Oscar Peterson Plays Jazz Standards su Discogs
- ↑ Joy Spring (The Swinging Side Of Larry Coryell) su Discogs