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Earl "Bud" Powell (1924 - 1966)

Pianist, Composer

"I wish [be-bop] had been given a name more in keeping with the seriousness of purpose." - Earl Bud Powell

"Powell is one of the key figures in the creation of the music that came to be known as bebop, and at his best he was a pianist of unrivalled brilliance. His unique style was an amalgam of his own favourite piano players - Billy Kyle, Teddy Wilson, Earl Hines and Art Tatum. His total emotional commitment, at times quite ferocious, with an unrelenting sense of urgency, most particularly on the up-tempo numbers, comes through on every recording he ever made, so much so that the listener cannot remain indifferent." - Mike Baillie

Bud Powell Compilations:

• The Best Of Bud Powell - Blue Note 1989, CD
• Compact Jazz - Bud Powell - Verve 1993, CD
• "Celia" 1947-1957 - Giants Of Jazz 1990, CD

Bud Powell as leader:

• Trio Plays - Roulette 1990, CD
• The Amazing Bud Powell, Vols. 1-3 - Blue Note 1989, CD
• The Genius Of Bud Powel - Verve 1988, CD
• Summer Sessions - Magic Music 30006-CD
• Summer Broadcasts 1953 - ESP 1993, CD
• Winter Broadcasts 1953 - ESP 1993, CD
• Inner Fires - Discovery 1993, CD
• Trio - Bouncing With Bud - Delmark 1990, CD
• In Paris - Discovery 1989, CD
• Earl Bud Powell - Vols. 1-10 - Mythic Sound 1989, CD
• Birdland '53, Volume 1 - Fresh Sound 1991, CD
• Birdland '53, Volume 2 - Fresh Sound Records - FSCD-1018

Other Sessions:

Stan Getz

Opus De Bop - Savoy 1991, CD

Dexter Gordon

Our Man In Paris - Blue Note 1986 CD

Fats Navarro

Fats Blows 1946-1949 - Giants Of Jazz 1991 CD

Prime Source(LP 2/2) - Blue Note 1975, LP

Memorial - Savoy 1992 CD

Bird/Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) - Savoy 1985, CD

Quintet - Bird & Fats - Live At Birdl - Cool N' Blue 1993 CD

The Quintet

Jazz At Massey Hall - Debut 1989 CD

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