''Bud Powell Trio'' is a studio album by

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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 ...

, released on

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in 1957, featuring two sessions that Powell recorded in 1947 and 1953. The 1947 session was Powell's first studio recording as leader, and was originally released as a 10" LP called ''The Bud Powell Trio''. The album was released on CD in 1990 by

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, which acquired Roost in 1958. The material is also available on ''

The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings ''The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings'' is a four-disc box set, released on October 4, 1994, containing the bulk of jazz pianist Bud Powell's recordings as leader for Blue Note Records, plus two early sessions for Roost Records. Track lis ...

'' box set from Blue Note.

Track listing

''All songs were written by

, except where noted.'' # " I'll Remember April" (

Gene de Paul Gene Vincent de Paul (June 17, 1919 – February 27, 1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter. Biography Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to Billye Louise Files (Novem ...

Patricia Johnston "I'll Remember April" is a popular song and jazz standard with music written in 1941 by Gene de Paul, and lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. It made its debut in the 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy '' Ride 'Em Cowboy'', being sung by Dic ...

Don Raye Don Raye (born Donald MacRae Wilhoite Jr., March 16, 1909 – January 29, 1985) was an American songwriter, best known for his songs for The Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", " The House of Blue Lights", "Just for a Thr ...

) – 2:52 # " Indiana" ( James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 2:44 # "

Somebody Loves Me "Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in ''George White's Scandals'' of 1924. This is not to be confused with ...

" ( George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald,

B. G. De Sylva George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs and, along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he co-founded Capitol Recor ...

) – 2:56 # "

I Should Care "I Should Care" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1944. Cahn said that the title came to him by the time they played the first 4 bars. It first appeared in the MGM film '' Thrill ...

" ( Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 3:00 # "Bud's Bubble" (based on "

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" ( Benny Harris)) – 2:34 # " Off Minor" ( Thelonious Monk) – 2:21 # " Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin,

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...

) – 2:17 # " Everything Happens to Me" (

Matt Dennis Matthew Loveland Dennis (February 11, 1914 – June 21, 2002) was an American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music for popular songs. Biography Dennis was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His mother was a violi ...

, Tom Adair) – 2:39 # "

Embraceable You "Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named ''East Is West''. It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway m ...

" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:48 # "Burt Covers Bud" (based on "

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" ( Coleman Hawkins)) – 3:05 # "

My Heart Stood Still "My Heart Stood Still" is a 1927 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was written for the Charles Cochran revue ''One Dam' Thing after Another'', which opened at the London Pavilion on May 19, 1927. The show ...

" (

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Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...

) – 3:15 # " You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

) – 2:38 # "

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) – 2:12 # "My Devotion" ( Roc Hillman, Johnny Napton) – 3:05 # " Stella by Starlight" ( Victor Young) – 2:08 # " Woody'n You" (

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

) – 3:00

Personnel

Performance

plays piano on all tracks. ''January 10, 1947, New York. Tracks 1-8.'' *

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''September 1953, New York. Tracks 9-16.'' *

George Duvivier George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist. Biography Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier. He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where ...

– bass *

Art Taylor Arthur S. Taylor Jr. (April 6, 1929 – February 6, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, who "helped define the sound of modern jazz drumming".Watrous, Peter (February 7, 1995)"Art Taylor, 65, Jazz Drummer Who Inspired Young Musicians" ''The Ne ...

– drums

Production

Teddy Reig Theodore Samuel Reig (November 23, 1918 – September 29, 1984) was a self-described "jazz hustler" who worked as a record producer, A&R man, promoter, and artist manager from the 1940s through the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the wor ...

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* Burt Goldblatt – cover design *

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– CD liner notes

Release history

The 1947 session was originally recorded for

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but not released. Two years later Roost released the session in a series of four 78s: "Somebody Loves Me c/w Bud's Bubble" (Roost 509), "I'll Remember April c/w Off Minor" (Roost 513), "Indiana c/w Everything Happens to Me" (Roost 518), and "I Should Care c/w Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Roost 521), and released all 8 tracks as a 10" LP in 1951. The 1953 session was released directly as a 10" LP.

''Bud Powell Trio'' 10" LP (RLP 401)

# "Somebody Loves Me" (Gershwin, MacDonald, De Sylva) – 2:56 # "Bud's Bubble" – 2:34 # "Everything Happens to Me" (Dennis, Adair) – 2:49 # "Indiana" (Hanley, MacDonald) – 2:44 # "I'll Remember April" (de Paul, Johnston, Raye) – 2:52 # "I Should Care" (Stordahl, Weston, Cahn) – 3:00 # "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:17 # "Off Minor" (Monk) – 2:21

''Bud Powell Trio, Volume 2'' 10" LP (RLP 412)

# "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:15 # "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:48 # "Woody'n You" (Gillespie) – 3:00 # "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Porter) – 2:38 # "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) – 2:12 # "Stella by Starlight" (Young) – 2:08 # "Burt Covers Bud" – 3:05 # "My Devotion" (Hillman, Napton) – 3:05

References

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