At Basin Street [Expanded]

1	What Is This Thing Called Love? / Clifford Brown 7:37
2	Love Is a Many Splendored Thing / Clifford Brown 4:17
3	I'll Remember April / Clifford Brown 9:16
4	Powell's Prances / Clifford Brown 3:31
5	Time / Clifford Brown 5:07
6	The Scene Is Clean / Clifford Brown 6:08
7	Gertrude's Bounce / Clifford Brown 4:14
8	Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival) / Clifford Brown Bonus Track 3:37
9	Flossie Lou / Clifford Brown Bonus Track 3:59
10	What Is This Thing Called Love? / Clifford Brown Bonus Track / Alternate Take 8:22
11	Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (Breakdown) / Clifford Brown Bonus Track 0:45
12	Love Is a Many Splendored Thing / Clifford Brown Bonus Track / Alternate Take 3:57
13	I'll Remember April (Breakdown) / Clifford Brown Bonus Track 1:25
14	I'll Remember April / Clifford Brown Bonus Track / Alternate Take 9:46
15	Flossie Lou / Clifford Brown Bonus Track / Alternate Take 4:00

Barnes & Noble

From the opening strains of "What Is This Thing Called Love" -- with Max Roach slamming out a brutal beat, Clifford Brown blasting a quicksilver trumpet figure, and saxophonist Sonny Rollins shadowing his partners with gritty tenor tones -- it's clear that these hard-bop heroes mean business. With AT BASIN STREET, Rollins became an official member of the Clifford Brown-Max Roach band, transforming an already acclaimed ensemble into the premier bop unit of the era. Combining tightly organized arrangements with dazzling improvisation, this aggressive quintet was the musical antidote for those benumbed by the cool jazz of the period. On reconfigured standards like "I'll Remember April" and "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," or originals "Gertrude's Bounce" and "Powell's Prances," the band comes on like an airborne tank, its rhythmic elegance fortified by pure grit. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

The last official album by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet is the only one that featured the great Sonny Rollins on tenor. With pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow completing the group, this CD reissue is a hard bop classic. Brownie and Rollins fit together perfectly on memorable versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I'll Remember April," and a witty arrangement of "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing." Highly recommended. [The 2002 expanded edition offers a wealth of extras, including bonus tracks like "Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival)" and "Flossie Lou." Alternate versions and breakdowns of "I'll Remember April," "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," and "What Is This Thing Called Love" are also featured.] Scott Yanow