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The most brilliant of bebop pianists, Bud Powell set a standard for virtuoso fire and invention that influenced everyone who came after him. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from a glittering but all-too-short career.

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Sun 30 Jun 2013 00:00
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  • Bud Powell

    Fine and Dandy

    Composer: Swift, James Performers: Bud Powell, p; Sonny Stitt, ts; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 26 January 1950

    • Tempus Fugue-It.
    • Proper.
    • P 1188. Tr.2 (2.41).

  • Bud Powell

    Bud's Bubble

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 10 January 1947

    • Tempus Fugue-It.
    • Proper.
    • Proper P 1186. Tr. 22 (2.28).

  • Bud Powell

    Off Minor

    Composer: Monk Performers: Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 10 January 1947

    • Tempus Fugue-It.
    • Proper.
    • P1186, Tr. 23 (2.15).

  • Bud Powell

    Tempus Fugue-It

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p; Ray Brown, b; Max Roach, d. January or February 1949

    • Tempus Fugue-It.
    • Proper.
    • P1187; Tr. 7 (2.25).

  • Bud Powell

    Bouncing with Bud

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p; Fats Navarro, t; Sonny Rollins, ts; Tommy Potter, b; Roy Haynes, d. * August 1949

    • The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.1.
    • Blue Note.
    • 7243 5 32136 2 6. Tr. 1 (3.01).

  • Bud Powell

    Tea for Two

    Composer: Youmans, Caesar Performers: Bud Powell, p; Ray Brown, b; Buddy Rich, d. July 1950

    • Four Classic Albums Plus.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1030. D1, Tr. 23 (3.45).

  • Bud Powell

    Over the Rainbow

    Composer: Arlen, Harburg Performers: Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 1 May 1951

    • The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.1.
    • Blue Note.
    • 7243 5 32136 2 6. Tr. 13 (2.55).

  • Bud Powell

    Un Poco Loco

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 1 May 1951

    • The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.1.
    • Blue Note.
    • 7243 5 32136 2 6. Tr. 12 (4.42).

  • Bud Powell

    Parisian Thoroughfare

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p. February 1951

    • Four Classic Albums Plus.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1030. D1, Tr.12 (2.27).

  • Bud Powell

    Hallucinations

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p. February 1951

    • Four Classic Albums Plus.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1030. D1, Tr. 15 (2.23).

  • Bud Powell

    Glass Enclosure

    Composer: Powell Performers: Bud Powell, p; George Duvivier, b; Art Taylor, d. 14 August 1953

    • The Best of Bud Powell.
    • Blue Note.
    • CDP 7932042. Tr.6 (2.21).

  • Bud Powell

    If I Loved You

    Composer: Hammerstein, Rodgers Performers: Bud Powell, p; John Ore, b; J.C. Moses, d. September 1964

    • Paris 鈥� New York.
    • Roulette.
    • 600046 (1). Tr. 10 (4.31).

  • Bud Powell

    Just One of Those Things

    Composer: Porter Performers: Bud Powell, p. February 1951

    • Four Classic Albums Plus.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 1030. D1, TR. 20 (3.48).

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