Study In Brown
by Clifford Brown & Max Roach

Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Year: 1955
Overall rank: 3,482nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 80 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1955 (6th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (106th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,482nd)

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Clifford Brown & Max Roach bestography

Study In Brown is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Clifford Brown & Max Roach on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Clifford Brown & Max Roach is Clifford Brown And Max Roach which is ranked number 1783 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 945.

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Overall rank: 3,482nd | 1950s rank: 106th | 1955 rank: 6th

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 80 votes)
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02/02/2026 15:31 subnam  Ratings distribution  17220/100
 
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12/23/2025 15:42 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,06573/100
 
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12/21/2025 10:10 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,70870/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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85/100
From 04/20/2023 03:44 | #296238
The stellar drumming steals the show and nearly elevates each song to classic status. A solid album, but not quite a must-listen. 8.5/10!
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From 04/29/2022 08:24 | #284779
Very solid jazz from one of great jazzmen,.
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From 10/13/2021 06:11 | #274938
Great Record, i can move to this
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From 09/11/2019 01:10 | #242442
Pure bebop shredding; an ageless classic.

Clifford Brown is up there with Hendrix and George Gershwin as American masters who died tragically young, with SO much music still in him that he never got to make.
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From 11/28/2016 18:34 | #179265
Clifford Brown was an absolute master of the hard bop trumpet and this is his most articulate release. Max Roach's drums are energetic and expressive and the rest of the ensemble fits perfectly. This is a quintessential jazz album.
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Best Albums of 1955
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2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
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