The first of the EmArcy recordings of the
Clifford Brown/
Max Roach Quintet, this album features trumpeter
Brown, drummer
Max Roach, tenor saxophonist
Harold Land, pianist
Richie Powell and bassist
George Morrow in fine form. High points include "Stompin' at the Savoy," "I Get a Kick out of You" and
Brown's ballad feature on "Ghost of a Chance." Near-classic music from a legendary group. [Originally released in 1954, Brown and Roach, Inc. was reissued on CD in 2004.] ~ Scott Yanow