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Jazz Original
''Jazz Original'', also known as ''Bud Powell '57'', is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released in 1955 by Norgran Records, Norgran, featuring sessions that Powell recorded at Fine Sound Studios in New York in 1954 and 1955. The album was re-issued by Norgran as ''Bud Powell '57'' in 1957, re-issued again on LP by Verve Records, Verve and released on CD, also as ''Bud Powell '57'', by Verve in 2005 with the same track listing as the original LP. History If one excludes the three tribute albums ''Bud Plays Bird'', ''A Tribute to Cannonball'', and ''A Portrait of Thelonious'', there are no compositions by Powell on the album, only jazz standards. As the liner notes on the ''Bud Powell '57'' LP re-issue point out, standards from the 1920s in particular: "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1926), "Thou Swell" (1927), "Lover Come Back to Me" (1928), and "Deep Night" (1929). "How High the Moon" is the sole track from the January 12, 1955 session. Three other tracks from the sessi ... [...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] |