For 22-year-old trumpeter Clifford Brown, the summer of 1953 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was transformative. Playing with bebop elders, he cumulatively opened the door for what came next: a ...

He was one of the most talked-about jazz musicians in the 1950s. After he died in a car accident at 25, his influence grew. By Peter Keepnews This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries ...