Study in Brown

This article is about the Clifford Brown and Max Roach 1955 jazz-bop album. For the film featuring the 1940s music act, see Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens.

Study in Brown ^[4][5] (EmArcy Records, 1955) is a Clifford Brown and Max Roach album. The album consists predominantly of originals by members of the band. The songs "Lands End", by tenor saxophonist Harold Land, and "Sandu", by Brown, have gone on to become jazz standards. The song "George's Dilemma" is also known as "Ulcer Department".^[6] Brown's solo on "Cherokee" is among the most acclaimed solos in jazz.^[7]

Study in Brown
Studio album by Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Released	1955
Recorded	February 23–25, 1955
Studio	Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard bop Bebop
Length	39:53
Label	EmArcy MG 36037
Clifford Brown and Max Roach chronology
Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954) Study in Brown (1955) Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954-55)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Disc	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 5:44
2. "Jacqui" (Richie Powell) – 5:11
3. "Swingin'" (Clifford Brown) – 2:52
4. "Lands End" (Harold Land) – 4:57
5. "George's Dilemma" (Brown) – 5:36
6. "Sandu" (Brown) – 4:57
7. "Gerkin for Perkin" (Brown) – 2:56
8. "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray and Ben Oakland) – 3:24
9. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:16

Personnel

• Clifford Brown – trumpet
• Harold Land – tenor saxophone
• Richie Powell – piano
• George Morrow – double bass
• Max Roach – drums