Marion Brown

Born: Sep 8, 1931 in Atlanta, GA

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Died: Oct 18, 2010

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Alto saxophonist Marion Brown was an underappreciated hero of the jazz avant-garde. Committed to discovering the far-flung reaches of improvisational expression, Brown nonetheless possessed a truly lyrical voice but was largely ignored in discussions of free jazz of the '60s and '70s. Brown came to New ...Read full biography

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Three For Shepp

Released: 1966

Label: Impulse! Records

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Marion Brown's Three for Shepp is the image-in-the-mirror companion to Archie Shepp's Four for Trane recorded the year before. The program is equally divided between Brown's originals, which occupy the ...Read full review

Solo Saxophone

Released: 1977

Label: Sweet Earth

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This obscure effort features altoist Marion Brown playing six unaccompanied solos during a 1977 concert. His renditions of "Hurry Sundown," "Angel Eyes" and his melodic original "And Then They Danced" ...Read full review

More Marion Brown albums: Main Albums (22), Compilations (3)

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