Bud Powell, Jazz Giant - 40m 23s

Tracks & Durations

1. Tempus Fugue-It [Tempus Fugit]	2:29
2. Celia	3:01
3. Cherokee	3:39
4. I'll Keep Loving You	2:43
5. Strictly Confidential	3:11
6. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm	3:02
7. So Sorry, Please	3:18
8. Get Happy	2:55
9. Sometimes I'm Happy	3:40
10. Sweet Georgia Brown	2:51
11. Yesterdays	2:53
12. April in Paris	3:12
13. Body and Soul	3:22

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Review

This CD combines trio sessions from 1949 and 1950, a time when Bud Powell was at the brief peak of his powers, creating some of the definitive piano recordings of modern jazz. At its best, Powell's work represented one of those rare moments when technique, creative vision, and the historical situation combined to create masterpieces. Drawing elements of his inspiration from Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk, Powell was the one bop pianist able to hold his own as a soloist with the greatest horn players. The earlier recordings have Powell accompanied by Ray Brown on bass and Max Roach on drums, and as potent a rhythm section as that is, Powell provides much of the momentum. Ideas fly from the pianist's fingers on standards such as "Cherokee" and his own "Tempus Fugit." It's apparent from "Celia" and the moving "I'll Keep Loving You" that Powell is one of the neglected composers of jazz. On the later session, with Roach and bassist Curly Russell, there's more emphasis on Powell's ballad playing, and while the shifting approaches can suggest Tatum, there's a depth to "Body and Soul" that is Powell's alone. Shades of Monk's skewed rhythms appear in the bounce tempo "So Sorry, Please," but they arise in the midst of Powell's distinct linear invention. Jazz piano has rarely reached these heights. The Verve Master Edition presents these essential recordings with sparkling 24-bit remastering and adds new liner notes by Powell biographer Peter Pullman. --Stuart Broomer

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

Jazz Giant

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 40m 22s (-1m 59s)

Jazz Giant

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 40m 18s (-1m 55s)

Jazz Giant

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 40m 16s (-1m 53s)

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