''Bud Powell in Paris'' is a studio album by

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pianist

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 ...

, recorded in Paris for Reprise in February 1963 and released in 1964.

History

The album was produced by

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with financial support from

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. Powell played the tune "

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" by ear after Ellington sang it to him during the session. Alternates and outtakes from the session were released by Mythic Sound on '' Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 6: Writin' for Duke, 63''.

Reception

In a review for

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noted Powell's "uneven but often astonishing piano work," and wrote: "the vast majority of selections are performed with flair and conviction." Writer

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commented: "this album stands far above the painful Victors and Verves of the 1954–1956 period and is more like early Powell than the Blue Notes of the late fifties." A writer for ''

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'' stated that Powell plays "smoothly and most brightly," and is "capable of conveying the subtlest of jazz moods." Trevor Tolley of ''

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'' remarked: "On 'How High the Moon' there is plenty of dash, but the fingering is not good... The record pointed to a decided decline."

Track listing

# " How High the Moon" ( Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 3:54 # "

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" (traditional) – 3:53 # " Body and Soul" (

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) – 6:05 # " Jor-Du" ( Duke Jordan) – 4:18 # "Reets and I" ( Benny Harris) – 3:43 # "

" (

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) – 4:45 # "Parisian Thoroughfare" (

) – 1:56 # "

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" (

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) – 5:40 # "

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" (aka "Bud's Bubble") (Harris) – 3:31 # "

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" ( James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 4:37 (not on original LP) # "Blues in B Flat" (aka "B Flat Blues" and "Bud's Blue Bossa") (Powell) – 6:59 (not on original LP)

Personnel

Performance

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Kansas Fields Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields (December 5, 1915, Chapman, Kansas – March 7, 1995, Chicago, Illinois) was an American jazz drummer. Fields played in Chicago from the late 1920s, and worked with King Kolax and Jimmie Noone in the 1930s. In 194 ...

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Production

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* Leonard Feather –

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* Donald Leake – cover painting * Lee Herschberg – digital mastering

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bud Powell in Paris Bud Powell albums 1964 albums Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Duke Ellington