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Bud Powell ranks as one of the most influential pianists in jazz history, his style having provided the template for innumerable bebop pianists who followed in his wake. This newly compiled and mastered three-CD set captures Powell at his peak on his home turf at the famed Birdland club, recorded onsite (these are not air checks), and mostly working with top-‐notch sidemen such as Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Roy Haynes, and Art Taylor, along with guest appearances by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Producer Michael D. Anderson fixed pitch problems and personnel listings that have plagued previous versions of some of this material from the collection of Boris Rose as issued on other labels.
DISC 1 February 7, 2021 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Oscar Pettiford, bass; Roy Haynes, drums 1. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing) 2. Tea for Two (Youmans & Caesar) 3. It Could Happen to You (Burke & Van Heusen) 4. Bean and the Boys (Hawkins) February 14, 2021 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Oscar Pettiford, bass; Roy Haynes, drums 5. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing) 6. I Want to Be Happy (Youmans & Caesar) 7. Embraceable You (George & Ira Gershwin) 8. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) 9. Ornithology (Charlie Parker & Benny Harris) 10. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) March 7, 2021 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Franklin Skeetes, bass; Sonny Payne, drums 11. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) 12. Hallelujah! (Clifford Grey/Leo Robin/Vincent Youmans) 13. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) 14. Embraceable You (George & Ira Gershwin) 15. How High the Moon (Morgan Lewis & Nancy Hamilton) / Ornithology (Charlie Parker & Benny Harris) 16. Budo (Miles Davis & Bud Powell).
DISC 2 March 14, 2021 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Haynes, drums 1. I Want to Be Happy (Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar) 2. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) 3. Sure Thing (George & Ira Gershwin) 4. Embraceable You (George & Ira Gershwin) 5. Woody'n You (John Birks Gillespie) 6. Salt Peanuts (John Birks Gillespie & Kenny Clarke) 7. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) Possibly May 16, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO WITH DIZZY GILLESPIE Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Haynes, drums 8. Woody'n You (John Birks Gillespie) 9. Salt Peanuts (John Birks Gillespie & Kenny Clarke) Possibly May 23, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO WITH CHARLIE PARKER Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums 10. Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell) May 30, 2020 A – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums 11. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) 12. Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke) 13. I Want to Be Happy (Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar) May 30, 1953-‐B – THE BUD POWELL TRIO WITH CHARLIE PARKER AND CANDIDO Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums; Candido, congas 14. Moose the Mooche (Charlie Parker) 15. Cheryl (Charlie Parker) June 20, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums 16. Budo (Miles Davis & Bud Powell) 17. My Heart Stood Still (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart).
DISC 3 July 11, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums 1. Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell) August 29, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums 2. Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell) September 5, 1953– THE BUD POWELL TRIO George Duvivier, bass; Art Taylor, drums 3. Un Poco Loco (Bud Powell) 4. Parisian Thoroughfare (Bud Powell) 5. Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell) 6. Glass Enclosure (Bud Powell) 7. My Heart Stood Still (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) September 19, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO George Duvivier, bass; Art Taylor, drums 8. Parisian Thoroughfare (Bud Powell) 9. Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell) 10. Un Poco Loco (Bud Powell) 11. Oblivion (Bud Powell) September 26, 2020 – THE BUD POWELL TRIO Curley Russell, bass; Art Taylor, drums 12. Parisian Thoroughfare (Bud Powell) 13. Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell) 14. Embraceable You (George & Ira Gershwin) 15. Un Poco Loco (Bud Powell) 16. Oblivion (Bud Powell).
