Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36037: Study In Brown

MG-36037: Study In Brown / Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B silver rim
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG36037A MF1 A2 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36037B MF2 A1 I

Comments

Some of the tunes are also available on EP-1-6136.

Side-A's matrix is “YMG” prefix with “MF1” and “A2” - pressed with the 2nd stamper from the 1st mother from the 1st lacquer. However, another copy of mine (with no silver rim) has MF1 and A1 stamps on Side-A's dead wax area. If the copies with the silver rim on the label precede the ones without silver rim, it is highly probable that the second-made stamper (A2) was used prior to the first-made stamper (A1) by a certain reason. BTW I have seen silver-ring copies with A1 stamper.

Side-B is from the first stamper (A1) from second lacquer (MF2), but I haven't seen discs with “YMG” and “MF1” stampers on the B-side yet - Please let me know if you have such copies (in order to collect information then determine the all-known variations ever pressed and issued).

Later in the early 1960s, MG-36037 was released with blue cover instead of brown cover.

Inside The Groove

...what should I add any more words for this awesome album?

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Maybe one of the most famous EmArcy albums, even among the Brown-Roach albums. Or we should say all Brown-Roach albums are exceptionally awesome.

We can't help get knocked out by Brown's brilliant trumpet play, dramatically improvised phrases, Roach's speedy and pushing drums, etc. etc... “awesome” the only word I can say in conclusion.

A true masterpiece and a sacred album.

Anyway, as many people have said, every note Clifford Brown has left us is precious. All of us should go further - get Complete EmArcy Recordings :)

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

10000 (or even more) out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	11366-2	Cherokee (Ray Noble)	5:41
A-2	11367	Jacqui (Powell)	5:04
A-3	11361-15	Swingin' (Brown)	2:47
A-4	11360-14	Land's End (Land)	4:47
SIDE-B
B-1	11362	George's Dilemma (Ulcer Department) (Brown)	5:29
B-2	11368-4	Sandu (Brown)	4:48
B-3	11358-7	Gerkin For Perkin (Brown)	2:51
B-4	11363-15	If I Love Again (Murray - Oakland)	3:17
B-5	11359-7	Take The A Train (Strayhorn)	4:11

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Clifford Brown (tp), Max Roach (ds), Harold Land (ts), George Morrow (b), Richie Powell (p).

A-3, A-4, B-3, B-5: Recorded at Capitol Studio, NYC on February 23, 1955.
B-1, B-4: Recorded at Capitol Studio, NYC on February 24, 1955.
A-1, A-2, B-2: Recorded at Capitol Studio, NYC on February 25, 1955.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Clifford Brown (tp) :

EmArcy MG-26043 10-inch : Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36005 : Clifford Brown With Strings
EmArcy MG-36008 : Brown And Roach, Inc.
EmArcy MG-36036 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36037 : Study In Brown
EmArcy MG-36070 : Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street
EmArcy MG-36102 : Caravan
Mercury MG-20827 / SR-60827 : Remember Clifford
Limelight LM 2-8201 / LS 2-8601 : The Immortal Clifford Brown

EmArcy MG-36000 : Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington
EmArcy MG-36002 : Jam Session / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36004 : Sarah Vaughan
EmArcy MG-36006 : Helen Merrill
EmArcy MG-36039 : Best Coast Jazz / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36085 : The Young Ones Of Jazz / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36086 : For Jazz Lovers / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36087 : Today Is Bargain Day / Various Artists

Max Roach (ds, ldr) :

EmArcy MG-26043 10-inch : Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36008 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach Incorporated
EmArcy MG-36036 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36037 : Study In Brown / Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36070 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach At Basin Street
EmArcy MG-36098 : Max Roach Plus Four
EmArcy MG-36108 / SR-80002 : Jazz In Three-Quarter Time
EmArcy MG-36127 / SR-80019 : Max Roach Plus Four Plays Charlie Parker
EmArcy MG-36132 : Max Roach Plus Four On The Chicago Scene
EmArcy MG-36140 / SR-80010 : Max Roach Plus Four At Newport
EmArcy MG-36144 / SR-80015 : Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble
Mercury MG-20448 / SR-60133 : Rich Versus Roach / Buddy Rich & Max Roach
Mercury MG-20491 / SR-60170 : Quiet As It's Kept
Mercury MG-20524 / SR-60201 : Max Roach Plus Four At Newport (reissue of MG-36140 / SR-80010)
Mercury MG-20529 / SR-60206 : Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble (reissue of MG-36144 / SR-80015)
Mercury MG-20532 / SR-60209 : Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (reissue of MG-36127 / SR-80019)
Mercury MG-20538 / SR-60193 : Jazz In Three-Quartet Time (reissue of MG-36108 / SR-80002)
Mercury MG-20539 / SR-60215 : Moon Faced And Starry Eyed
Mercury MG-20559 / SR-60128 : Max Roach Plus Four On The Chicago Scene (reissue of MG-36132)
Mercury MG-20760 / SR-60760 : Parisian Sketches
Mercury MG-20911 / SR-60911 : The Many Sides Of Max

EmArcy MG-36000 : Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington
EmArcy MG-36002 : Jam Session / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36003 : Clifford Brown With Strings
EmArcy MG-36009 : Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson
EmArcy MG-36039 : Best Coast Jazz / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36043 : Julian “Cannonball” Adderley
EmArcy MG-36066 : Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and his All-Stars
EmArcy MG-36102 : Caravan / Clifford Brown All-Stars
EmArcy MG-36141 / SR-80019 : Newport '58 / Various Artists
Mercury MG-35012 / MG C-102 / MG C-502 10-inch : Piano Solos / Bud Powell
Mercury MG C-109 10-inch : Flip Phillips Collates
Mercury MG C-507 10-inch : Piano Solos, No.2 / Bud Powell
Mercury MG C-512 10-inch : Bird & Diz / Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Mercury MG C-513 10-inch : Charlie Parker Plays South Of The Border
Mercury MG-20523 / SR-60200 : Newport '58 / Various Artists (reissue of MG-36141 / SR-80009)