The Amazing Bud Powell
by Bud Powell
- Type: Album
- Released: April 1952
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 26:11
- Community rating: 5/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Culled from two separate 1949 and 1951 sessions, 'The Amazing Bud Powell' showcases the pianist's pioneering bebop virtuosity in varied settings, from a powerful quintet featuring Fats Navarro and Sonny Rollins to intimate trio and solo performances. The recordings are renowned for Powell's lightning-fast right-hand runs and advanced harmonic concepts, which were foundational to the modern jazz piano lexicon. Historically, the album is distinguished by the composition "Un Poco Loco," notable for its innovative integration of Afro-Cuban rhythmic ideas and Max Roach's distinctive drumming, marking a significant step in bebop's evolution.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, classic, virtuosic, fast, technical
Tracklist
- Un Poco Loco (04:44)
- Over The Rainbow (03:00)
- Ornithology (02:22)
- Wail (03:04)
- A Night In Tunisia (04:15)
- It Could Happen To You (02:27)
- You Go To My Head (03:16)
- Bouncin' With Bud (03:03)
Credits
- Bud Powell - piano
- Fats Navarro - trumpet (except "you go to my head", "ornithology")
- Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone (except "you go to my head", "ornithology")
- Tommy Potter - bass
- Roy Haynes - drums
- Curley Russell - bass (except "over the rainbow", "it could happen to you")
- Max Roach - drums (except "over the rainbow", "it could happen to you")
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Doug Hawkins - recording engineer
- John Hermansader - design
- Francis Wolff - photography
- Leonard Feather - liner notes