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"'Joy Spring'" is a 1954 jazz composition by Clifford Brown that became his signature work. The title was his pet name for his wife Larue.

Early history



Brown first recorded "Joy Spring" in a studio session led by him on August 6, 1954, at Capitol Recording Studios, in Los Angeles, with Harold Land (tenor sax), Richie Powell (piano), George Morrow (bass), and Max Roach (drums). They did two takes and .

Six days later (August 12, 1954), at the same studio, Brown, as leader, recorded Jack Montrose's arrangement of it with Stu Williamson (valve trombone), Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Bob Gordon (baritone sax), Russ Freeman (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), and Shelly Manne (drums). That take has been issued on several albums, including 'Jazz Messages' (Jazztone ), 'Clifford Brown & Max Roach' (Pacific Jazz ), and 'Jazz Imortal Featuring Zoot Sims' (1988; Pacific Jazz ).

Larue Anderson, before marrying Brown, had been a classical music student at the University of Southern California. Absent any knowledge of jazz theory and in particular, absent any knowledge of bebop articulations, phrasing, and the use of half-step progressions, tritone substitutions, and other musical features of the style she began writing a thesis titled "Jazz versus the Arts." Max Roach, her friend who introduced her to Brown, took her aside and said: "Honey, the whole world is not built around tonic / dominant." He convinced her to the point that she became a jazz devotee.

Covers



In 1985 Jon Hendricks wrote a lyric to Brown's music and the song was performed and published by Manhattan Transfer on their album 'Vocalese' with the title 'Sing Joy Spring'.

* 1955, version in the studio album 'Arranged by Montrose' of Jack Montrose

* 1957, Oscar Peterson trio with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis 'At the Opera House'

* 1958, Lem Winchester and Ramsey Lewis in the album 'A Tribute to Clifford Brown'

* 1960, George Shearing with his quintet in the live album 'On the Sunny Side of the Strip'

* 1961, Gary Burton New Vibe Man in Town

* 1964, Joe Pass live version in the album 'Joy Spring'

* 1981, Stan Getz with his quartet in the album 'The Dolphin'[https://www.discogs.com/it/Stan-Getz-Quartet-The-The-Dolphin/release/4437411 Stan Getz - The Dolphin on Discogs]

* 1982, Freddie Hubbard in the album 'Born To Be Blue'

* 1985, Larry Coryell, Emily Remler in the album 'Together'.

* 1989, McCoy Tyner in the album 'Things Ain't What They Used To Be'

* 1992, Arturo Sandoval in the tribute album 'I Remember Clifford' with Ed Calle and again in 2003 in the album 'Trumpet Evolution'

* 1993, Doug Sert in the album 'Joy Spring'

* 1994, Helen Merrill, in the tribute album 'Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown'

* 1995, Tito Puente in his album 'Tito's Idea'

* 1996, Karrin Allyson in the album 'Collage'

* 1998, Billy Taylor in the album 'Ten Fingers, One Voice'

* 2003, Larry Coryell in his album 'Joy Spring (The Swinging Side Of Larry Coryell)' [https://www.discogs.com/it/Larry-Coryell-Joy-Spring-The-Swinging-Side-Of-Larry-Coryell/master/1037081 Joy Spring (The Swinging Side Of Larry Coryell) su Discogs]

* 2007, Buddy Rich his posthumous release in the album 'Time Out'

* 2012, Paolo Fresu with Marco Tamburini, Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, Franco Ambrosetti in the album '50 anni suonati.'

Filmography



: 1988: 'Let's Get Lost' "Joy Spring"

: 1999: 'Guinevere' "Joy Spring"

References



Category:1950s jazz standards

Category:1954 compositions

Category:Jazz compositions

Category:Songs with music by Clifford Brown

Category:1954 songs

Category:Songs with lyrics by Jon Hendricks

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