Bud Powell in Paris
1964 studio album by Bud Powell
Bud Powell in Paris is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell , recorded in Paris for Reprise in February 1963 and released in 1964.[ 2]
History
The album was produced by Duke Ellington with financial support from Frank Sinatra . Powell played the tune "Satin Doll " by ear after Ellington sang it to him during the session.[ 3]
Alternates and outtakes from the session were released by Mythic Sound on Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 6: Writin' for Duke, 63 .[ 4]
Reception
In a review for AllMusic , Ron Wynn noted Powell's "uneven but often astonishing piano work," and wrote: "the vast majority of selections are performed with flair and conviction."[ 5]
Writer Ira Gitler commented: "this album stands far above the painful Victors and Verves of the 1954–1956 period and is more like early Powell than the Blue Notes of the late fifties."[ 10]
A writer for Billboard stated that Powell plays "smoothly and most brightly," and is "capable of conveying the subtlest of jazz moods."[ 11]
Trevor Tolley of Coda remarked: "On 'How High the Moon' there is plenty of dash, but the fingering is not good... The record pointed to a decided decline."[ 12]
Track listing
"How High the Moon " (Morgan Lewis , Nancy Hamilton ) – 3:54
"Dear Old Stockholm " (traditional) – 3:53
"Body and Soul " (Johnny Green , Edward Heyman , Robert Sour , Frank Eyton ) – 6:05
"Jor-Du " (Duke Jordan ) – 4:18
"Reets and I" (Benny Harris ) – 3:43
"Satin Doll " (Duke Ellington , Billy Strayhorn , Johnny Mercer ) – 4:45
"Parisian Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell ) – 1:56
"I Can't Get Started " (Vernon Duke , Ira Gershwin ) – 5:40
"Little Benny " (aka "Bud's Bubble") (Harris) – 3:31
"Indiana " (James Hanley , Ballard MacDonald ) – 4:37 (not on original LP)
"Blues in B Flat" (aka "B Flat Blues" and "Bud's Blue Bossa") (Powell) – 6:59 (not on original LP)
Personnel
Production
References
^ " "Jazz Spotlight" ". Billboard . January 25, 1964. p. 55.
^ Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Bud Powell Discography (Reprise R 6098)" . jazzdisco.org . Retrieved 2009-08-02 .
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz . p. 1247.
^ Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Bud Powell Discography (Mythic Sound MS 6006-1 / MS 6006-2)" . jazzdisco.org . Retrieved 2009-08-02 .
^ a b Allmusic review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . Penguin Books. p. 1221.
^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. p. 552.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz . Virgin Books. p. 692.
^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop . Miller Freeman. p. 64.
^ Gitler, Ira (2009). The Masters of Bebop: A Listener's Guide . Hachette Books. p. 128.
^ "Album Reviews" . Billboard . January 25, 1964. p. 55 – via Google Books.
^ Tolley, Trevor (March 2000). "Dance of the Infidels: Bud Powell". Coda . No. 290. p. 30.
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.
As leader or co-leader
Bud Powell Trio (Roost, 1947–53)
Jazz Giant /Piano Solos /Piano Solos, No.2 (1949–50)
The Amazing Bud Powell (1949–51)
The Genius of Bud Powell /Bud Powell's Moods (Mercury/Verve, 1950–51)
Inner Fires (1953)
The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (1953)
Bud Powell's Moods (Norgran/Verve, 1956)
Jazz Original /Bud Powell '57 (1954–55)
The Lonely One... (1955)
Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1955)
Blues in the Closet (1956)
Strictly Powell (1956)
Bud! (1957)
Swingin' with Bud (1957)
Bud Plays Bird (1957–58)
Time Waits (1958)
The Scene Changes (1958)
Bud in Paris (1959–60)
The Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1960)
A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
A Tribute to Cannonball (and Don Byas , 1961)
'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note (1961)
At the Golden Circle (1962)
Bouncing with Bud (1962)
Americans in Europe (split album, 1963)
Bud Powell in Paris (1963)
Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 (1961–64)
Eternity (1961–64)
The Invisible Cage (1964)
Holidays in Edenville, 64 (1964)
The Return of Bud Powell (1964)
Award at Birdland, 64 (1964)
Ups 'n Downs (c. 1965)
With others
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 (Cootie Williams , Classics , 1944)
New York Journeyman – Complete Recordings (Frank Socolow , 1945)
Dexter Rides Again (Dexter Gordon , 1946)
J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946)
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1949–50)
One Night in Birdland (1950)
Jazz at Massey Hall (Dizzy Gillespie , Charlie Parker , Mingus, Max Roach , 1953)
Mingus at Antibes (Charles Mingus , 1960)
Paris Jam Session (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , 1959)
Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
Our Man in Paris (Dexter Gordon, 1963)
Compilations and box sets Compositions Related