[LtoR] Clifford Brown, bassist Curly Russell, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and drummer Art Blakey 1954

Clifford Brown,Curly Russell,Lou Donaldson,Art Blakey 1954

February 1954, New York, New York, USA – Jazz musicians perform for the audience at Birdland. From left to right are trumpeter Clifford Brown, bassist Curly Russell, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and drummer Art Blakey. – PHOTO Francis Wolff

PHOTO Francis Wolff

Clifford Brown 1953

Clifford Brown 1953 b

Bassist Percy Heath accompanies trumpeter Clifford Brown during a rehearsal for the Lou Donaldson and Clifford Brown Quintet Photo Francis Wolff 1953

Clifford Brown 1953 c

A portrait of Clifford Brown as he plays the trumpet during a rehearsal for the Clifford Brown Sextet Photo Francis Wolff 1953

Clifford Brown 1953

Clifford Brown as he plays the trumpet during a rehearsal for the Lou Donaldson and Clifford Brown Quintet session Photo Francis Wolff 1953

PHOTO Francis Wolff