Memorial Album (LP) Mae Muller KOKOMO (1988)

KOKOMO (1988)

and the 1980 avant-garde masterpiece McCartney II rose from the ashes of Wings

while the summer vibes of “Cool as The Breeze” evoke a sense of longing and loss with an element of hope and remembrance that permeates much of the album that also includes covers of The Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down” and Ray Charles’s “Georgia On My Mind

emotional solo work

Memorial Album (LP) Mae Muller KOKOMO (1988)The incomparable trumpeter Clifford Browns star was just starting to ascend when he recorded two sessions as a leader for Blue Note in 1953 a co led quintet date with alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and a sextet date under his own name that were later compiled on the 12" LP Memorial Album (BLP 1526) shortly after his tragic death in a car accident in 1956. Side 1 presents the sextet with alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce, tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse,