Clifford and Gigi were then off to Europe with the Lionel Hampton band, where many of the musicians snuck away from Hamp to record their own projects. Next, Clifford's own sextet session for Blue Note on August 28, 1953, with Gigi Gryce ( Hymn Of The Orient), Charlie Rouse, John Lewis, Percy Heath and Art Blakey, where Clifford recorded his second original Minor Mood. Nowadays this album is mostly known from its later release as "The Clifford Brown Memorial Album." Eleven days later, Clifford was back in the studio for Blue Note Records on a J.J. Two days later, on June 11, he, along with Philly Joe, were recording on a Tadd Dameron session for Prestige. On this session, Clifford also got to record one of his own compositions ( Brownie Speaks), which became his first recorded composition.
His second commercial recording was with Lou Donaldson for Blue Note Records (June 9, 1953), a session that also included Philly Joe Jones and Elmo Hope ( Carvin' The Rock, De-Dah and Bellarosa). Early performances at jam sessions with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Fats Navarro (his major influences) led to work with R&B bandleader Chris Powell, which included his first commercial recording (March 21, 1952). Brown was in the limelight for just five years (he died in a car accident at age 25) yet his mark on jazz is indelible.
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