Maurice Brown: Musical Manifestations of Mood
Maurice Brown: Musical Manifestations of Mood I remember first seeing Maurice Brown play in a live performance video I watched about two years ago. It might have been a charity event or a special Birthday performance, but for some reason there was an absurdly talented group of musicians sharing the stage (I’m talking Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Chris Dave and a handful of others). Brown bore an eerie resemblance to Miles Davis when he stepped onto the stage and blasted off a trumpet solo clad in a long open coat, a wide brimmed hat and dark sunglasses (check out the picture of Davis on the cover of his Autobiography for an idea). Brown’s assertive playing and cool swagger impressed me, though I have to admit that I forgot all about him until I discovered his 2017 album The Mood several months later. Full album stream of The Mood Brown’s most recent album The Mood lives up to his consistently impressive discography. Brown is perhaps ...