Bud Powell
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Biography
[Edit]One of the giants of the jazz piano, Bud Powell changed the way that virtually all post-swing pianists play their instruments. He did away with the left-hand striding that had been considered essential earlier and used his left hand to state chords on an irregular basis. His right often played speedy single-note lines, essentially transforming Charlie Parker's vocabulary to the piano (although he developed parallel to "Bird").
Tragically, Bud Powell was a seriously ill genius. After being encouraged and tutored to an extent by his friend Thelonious Monk at jam sessions in the early '40s, Powell was with Cootie Williams' orchestra during 1943-1945. In a racial incident, he was beaten on the head by police; Powell never fully recovered and would suffer from bad headaches and mental breakdowns throughout the remainder of his life. Despite this, he recorded some true gems during 1947-1951 for Roost, Blue Note, and Verve, composing such major works as "Dance of the Infidels," "Hallucinations" (also known as "Budo"), "Un Poco Loco," "Bouncing with Bud," and "Tempus Fugit." Even early on, his erratic behavior resulted in lost opportunities (Charlie Parker supposedly told Miles Davis that he would not hire Powell because "he's even crazier than me!"), but Powell's playing during this period was often miraculous.
A breakdown in 1951 and hospitalization that resulted in electroshock treatments weakened him, but Powell was still capable of playing at his best now and then, most notably at the 1953 Massey Hall Concert. Generally in the 1950s his Blue Notes find him in excellent form, while he is much more erratic on his Verve recordings. His warm welcome and lengthy stay in Paris (1959-1964) extended his life a bit, but even here Powell spent part of 1962-1963 in the hospital. He returned to New York in 1964, disappeared after a few concerts, and did not live through 1966.
In later years, Bud Powell's recordings and performances could be so intense as to be scary, but other times he sounded quite sad. However, his influence on jazz (particularly up until the rise of McCoy Tyner and Bill Evans in the 1960s) was very strong and he remains one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time.
Title: The Scene Changes (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) ( 2003 - Remaster)
Artist: Bud Powell
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 3 - Bud! (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Artist: Bud Powell
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live at the Blue Note Café, Paris 1961 / Live at the Blue Note Cafe, Paris 1961
Artist: Bud Powell
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: L.A. Jazz Noire - Hip Cats & Their Combos
Genre: World Music
Title: Milestones (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz of the 30's Vol 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape; Happy Monday
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Cool Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York Jazz Anthems
Genre: Jazz
Title: H.O.T.S Presents : Jazz Lovers, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: H.o.t.s Presents : Jazz Lovers, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Story 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Songs About New York
Genre: Jazz
Title: Autumn in New York - Finest N.Y.C. Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Music: The War Years
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Music: The War Years
Genre: Pop
Title: Forever Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Jazz From Kansas City
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest BeBop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz Piano Standards
Genre: New Age
Title: Absolute Radio Classics, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Classic Jazz CD 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Blue Note CD 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cafe CD 2 - Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blue Note Years, Volume 1: Boogie Woogie Blues & Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blue Note Years, Volume 2: The Jazz Message
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Best Of Blue Note
Title: Jazzmen Love France
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: Blue Note Trip Tease Vol. 3
Title: Best Jazz 100 - Piano Standards (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Jazz 100 - Piano Standards (CD5)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Jazz 100 - Piano Standards (CD6)
Genre: Jazz
Title: When Jazz Meets Blues Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Mellow Sound Of Jazz - Romantic Jazz Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Jazz 100 (CD6)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Jazz Cafe 3 - The Essential Classic Jazz Voices (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Groove Diggin', Vol. 2
Title: The Jazz Lessons Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Latin
Title: Jazz, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Original Jazz Masters Series Vol. 2 (CD5)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cool Concept " Piano "
Title: The Cool Concept " Saxophone "
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: Summer Barbecue
Genre: Jazz
Title: Phapsody Jazz (CD2)
Title: The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz - Deluxe (20 Jazz Music Standards)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Deluxe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bebop Highlights
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Le Meilleur De Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz District Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Atmospheric Lounge Night Waves On Jazz Piano, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Piano Cocktail Bar Jazz Ambiance
Genre: Jazz, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: New York Jazz Club, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Midnight Jazz Sessions, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Midnight Jazz Sessions, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
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Artist: Dexter Gordon
Genre: Jazz
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Artist: The Sonny Rollins
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of (CD2)
Artist: Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Extravagant Mister Dizzy Gillespie - Volume 1: Small Groups
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Genre: Jazz
