Study In Brown
by Clifford Brown & Max Roach

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Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Year: 1955
Overall rank: 3,492nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 81 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1955 (6th)
Award Top albums of of the 1950s (105th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,492nd)

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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 1941 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 873.

Clifford Brown & Max Roach album bestography « Higher ranked (1,941st)
Clifford Brown And Max Roach This album (3,492nd)
Study In Brown Lower ranked (10,879th) »
Brown And Roach Incorporated

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Study In Brown rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,492nd | 1950s rank: 105th | 1955 rank: 6th  Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 81 votes)
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Study In Brown forum mentions

This album has been referenced 9 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Rhyner 07/18/2026 03:21 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“What album are you listening to? (cont.)”
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From Mercury 08/18/2021 23:34 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“1. This was nice. Really loved the vibes here. The musicians are all stellar obviously, whether playing fiery near-impossible speedy explosive parts or playing more relaxed grooves. They always sounded great. Like the more ear-wormy and not so "typical" bop parts, like the intro to track 1…”
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From kokkinos 07/04/2021 21:17 in You must listen to the album below you.
“Even though I’ve been listening to quite some jazz lately, this was different, as it has the ‘50s written all over it – which is neither a good nor a bad thing per se, it depends on one’s expectations and of course taste. In my case, it was a welcome change of pace. So, it has this specific appeal…”
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From 04/20/2023 03:44 | #296238 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Very solid jazz from one of great jazzmen,.
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From 10/13/2021 06:11 | #274938 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Great Record, i can move to this
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From 09/11/2019 01:10 | #242442 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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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