Verve – MGV-8218Rec. Date : September 13, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Ray BrownDrums : Osie Johnson High FidelityJohn S. Wilson : May, 1958 One side of firmly played, neatly stacked piano solos by Powell is offset by a side marked by sloppy recording and sloppy performances. Powell’s full talent flashes…
Debut – DEB-124Rec. Date : May 15, 1953 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Charlie ParkerBass : Charles MingusDrums : Max RoachPiano : Bud PowellTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Down Beat : 03/11/1953Bird, Diz to Pace Toronto Jazz Fete Toronto—Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach will be among some 20 musicians participating in the New…
Norgran – MGN-1017Rec. Dates : December 16, 1954, January 11 & 12, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Percy Heath, Lloyd TrotmanDrums : Max Roach, Art Blakey Billboard : 04/02/1955 The title aptly describes Bud Powell, who is a prime influence among progressive musicians, and whose disks have a substantial-enough hard-core market.…
Blue Note – BLP 4009Rec. Date : December 29, 1958 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art Taylor Strictlyheadies : July 15, 2019Stream this Album Audio : February 1960 As Bud Powell made this recording just before leaving for Paris last year, the prevailing atmosphere is one of pleasant reminiscence on past achievements. All of the themes are his…
RCA Victor – LPM-1423Rec. Date : October 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Army TimesTom Scanlan : 04/06/1957 Liner notes by Leonard Feather claim that Powell is “the most respected and most imitated pianist alive.” Whether this is true or not, it is certainly true that Powell has influenced innumerable young pianists.…
Norgran – MGN 1077Rec. Dates : April 25, 1955, April 27, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 79 While this LP may not rank among the top Powell sets, from a critical point of view, it is one of the more commercial offerings…
Prestige – PRLP 7024Rec. Dates : October 17, 1949, December 11, 1949, January 26, 1950 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBass : Nelson Boyd, Curley RussellDrums : Max RoachPiano : John Lewis, Bud PowellTrombone : J.J. Johnson Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #8Listening to Prestige : #17Dec 11, 1949Listening to Prestige : #20January…
Blue Note – BLP 1598Rec. Date : May 25, 1958 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Philly Joe Jones Strictlyheadies : 05/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/01/1958Three stars The “amazing” Bud Powell is still one of the best of the hard-playing pianists. This set features him in a series of ballads, swingers and Latin-temp themes with Sam Jones on bass and Philly…
Blue Note – BLP 1571Rec. Date : August 3, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorTrombone : Curtis Fuller American Record GuideMartin Williams : February, 1958 Before saying anything about Bud Powell, one should point to the number of imitators he has, many of whom play a kind…
Blue Note – BLP 1532Rec. Dates : September 13, 1948, October 11, 1948, August 8, 1949 Trumpet : Fats Navarro, Howard McGheeAlto Sax : Ernie HenryBass : Curley Russell, Tommy PotterBongos : Chino PozoDrums : Kenny Clarke, Roy HaynesPiano : Tadd Dameron, Milt Jackson, Bud PowellTenor Sax : Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, Sonny RollinsVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 02/09/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 06/29/1957 This is a companion piece…
