Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown (
October 30,
1930 ÃÂÃÂ
June 26,
1956) was an
American jazz trumpeter. He performed with Chris Powell,
Tadd Dameron,
Lionel Hampton, and
Art Blakey before forming his own group with
Max Roach. Playing in a
hard bop style, he quickly became one of the most highly regarded trumpeters in jazz. He died in a car accident at the age of 25.