AMG Review of Joy Spring [Past Perfect]

Steve Leggett
All Music Guide

A versatile player, trumpeter Clifford Brown was a valuable bandmember for several '50s combos before his own band projects became more of a priority. This succinct set collects sides Brown cut with pianists Tadd Dameron and Russ Freeman as well as sides from a short-lived quintet that included Brown, Lou Donaldson, Philly Joe Jones, Percy Heath and Elmo Hope.