Clifford Brown and The Max Roach Quintet.
@curiousjim A couple pages back I posted that Clifford Brown is my favorite trumpet player, second only to Louis Armstrong.
A great box set to have (I do) is this one from 1989 titled "Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown" The sonics are great (mono) for a remaster over 30 years ago and the music represents some of the greatest jazz played covering 10 CDs, from August of 1954 through Clifford’s untimely death on June 26 1956
It covers 3 recording sessions with 3 of the greatest jazz vocalists of the time, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaugan, and Helen Merrill.
A lot of incendiary live concerts are also represented which are also very good sonically for live recordings from the 50s. A review from Discogs:
The sound quality on this box set is nothing short of terrific. A mono sound that is robust and energetic; you can feel the energy of the sessions pulsating through your room. Being an 80s CD release, I didn’t expect much in terms of sound quality and was just going to use this box set as a way to figure out what albums to get on vinyl. I might still get these records on vinyl but it is not because I’m chasing a better sound. ***As goods as this box set is, it is almost undone by the overwhelming number of alternative takes which are unfortunately sequenced right in the middle of the track list rather than at the end***
I happen to love alternate takes with all jazz music as the improvised solos are never played the same way more then once. Of course all of the superlative Clifford Brown Max Roach Quintet sessions are represented
The box set is a little costly now but I have inserted a Spotify link to the complete set. The sonics on Spotify are very good indicating they used the 1989 remaster and if you like it but want hi res I would think it should be available on Qobuz. Enjoy!!
Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Compilation by Clifford Brown | Spotify