Best Coast Jazz

Best Coast Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown featuring tracks recorded in 1954 and released on the EmArcy label.^[1] Further tracks from the same sessions were released as Clifford Brown All Stars in 1956 following Brown's untimely death.

Best Coast Jazz
Studio album by Clifford Brown
Released	1956
Recorded	August 11, 1954
Studio	Capitol, 5515 Melrose, Hollywood
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:58
Label	EmArcy MG 36039
Clifford Brown chronology
The Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris (1953) Best Coast Jazz (1956) Clifford Brown All Stars (1954)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and Scott Yanow, in his review, states "fine solos all around but Brownie's closing statement cuts everyone".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Coronado" (Johnny Coles) – 19:46
2. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 17:12

Personnel

• Clifford Brown – trumpet
• Herb Geller, Joe Maini – alto saxophone
• Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Curtis Counce – bass
• Max Roach – drums