Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years
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| Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | January 24, 1995 |
| Recorded | August 3, 1954 – October 1960 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 148:45 |
| Label | Verve 526373-2 |
| Producer | Bob Shad |
Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years is a compilation album featuring recordings by trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach in groups together and separately which were originally released on Mercury and subsidiary labels.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Allmusic's John Bush noted "Verve's two-disc collection of the best recordings from the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet recorded for Mercury/Emarcy between 1954 and 1956 includes a parade of Brown-Roach classics ...The second disc, which doesn't include Brown at all, reels through a highlight film of Max Roach's varied quintets of the late '50s after the death of Brown in 1956. Of course, Roach's sessions during that time feature many great recordings – trumpeter Booker Little is a competent replacement for Brown, and tenors Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, and Stanley Turrentine all have great spots – but record buyers expecting this set to live up to its title might be disappointed".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3][4]