The man's life was cut short and this CD is also short (34 minutes) yet is a dynamic collection of music showcasing his earliest days and then his final days captured as a full circle testament on this excellent release.Showcasing tracks from 1952 and 1956..from the earliest days with the r&b (Jamaican cuts here)band of Chris Powell to the jazz masterpieces he cut 1n 1956 with this fine Philly based band Brown's trumpet is masterful and gorgeous.Their treatment of Charlie Parker's Donna Lee, Dizzy's, Night In Tunisia and the popular Walkin' makes this a real wonderful CD eager to make you go listen to his output with Blue Note,Verve and Emarcy,Prestige when he cut tremendously important and geourgeous music with the likes of Sarah Vaughn,Sonny Rollins,Max Roach,Harold Land,Zoot Simms just some of the company of notables..a shooting star he was..