Bud Powell

 

Artist:  Bud Powell
Birth Name:  Earl Rudolph Powell
Born:  September 27. 1924.  Harlem, New York, USA
Died:  July 31, 1966 (Aged 44).  New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Piano

Bud Powell was an American Jazz Pianist from Harlem, New York City.  Through Thelonious Monk was a close friend, his greatest piano influence was Art Tatum.  Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie, he was a leading figure in the development of Modern Jazz or Bebop.  He was one of the giants of the Jazz Piano.

Title:  The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1 (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Un Poco Loco (1st Take) 

 2.  Un Poco Loco (2nd Take)

 3.  Un Poco Loco

 4.  Dance Of The Infidels

 5. 52nd St. Theme

 6.  It Could Happen To You

Side B:

 1.  A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Master)

 2.  A Night In Tunisia

 3.  Wail

 4.  Ornithology

 5.  Bouncing With Bud

 6.  Parisian Thoroughfare

Personnel:

Bud Powell:  Piano

Fats Navarrro:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A4, 5, B3, 5

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  A4,5, B3, 5

Tommy Potter:  Bass on Tracks:  A4, 5, B3-5

Roy Haynes:  Drums on Tracks:  A4, 5, B3-5

Gary Russell:  Bass on Tracks:  A1-3, 6, B1, 2, 6

Max Roach:  Drums on Tracks:  A1-3, 6, B1, 2, 6

The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1 is an album by Bud Powell, originally released on April 1952 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on January 19, 2024 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.