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Blues In The Closet (Bud Powell Album)
''Blues in the Closet'' is a studio album by the Jazz piano, jazz pianist Bud Powell. Released in 1958 by Verve Records, Verve, it contains a session that Powell recorded at Fine Sound Studios in New York in September 1956. The album was released as a CD replica by Verve (Japan) in 2006 (POCJ-2744). The sessions (with alternate takes) are also available on ''The Complete Bud Powell on Verve'' (1994) CD box set. History This session is the last that Powell recorded for Verve, and re-unites him with Ray Brown (musician), Ray Brown for the first time (in the studio at least) since the first Verve sessions back in 1949-50. Fittingly, it ends with "52nd Street Theme", the traditional closing number in the heyday of bebop in the nineteen-forties. Track listing 12" LP (MGV 8218) # "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 1:42 # "My Heart Stood Still" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:33 # "Blues in the Closet" (aka "Collard Greens and Black Eyed Peas") (Harry Bab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Powell
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern jazz. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano. Powell was also a composer, and many jazz critics credit his works and his playing as having "greatly extended the range of jazz harmony".Grove Life and career Early life He was born in Harlem, New York, United States. Powell's father was a stride pianist.Gitler, p. 112. Powell started classical piano lessons at the age of five. His teacher, hired by his father, was a West Indian man named Rawlins. At 10 years of age, Powell showed interest in the swing music that could be heard all over the neighborhood. He first appeared in public at a rent party,Crawford, p. 12. where he mimicked Fats Waller's playing style. The first jazz composition that he mastered was Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |