Bud Powell - A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
Bud Powell - A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
Jazz | FLAC & mp3 (320k/s) | 297 & 110 MB | scans | Sony (1997) | 47:25
Jazz | FLAC & mp3 (320k/s) | 297 & 110 MB | scans | Sony (1997) | 47:25
This CD reissue is one of the most rewarding Bud Powell recordings to come from his period in France. Powell (along with bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Kenny Clarke) explores four of Thelonious Monk's tunes, Earl Bostic's "No Name Blues" and the standard "There Will Never Be Another You" but it is the final two numbers ("I Ain't Foolin'" and "Squatty") which really find the bop master at his most spirited and swinging. This very rewarding CD releases for the first time the alternate take (a faster rendition without a clear melody) of "Squatty," a song that (based on its original version) deserves to be revived. One oddity: the applause heard throughout this release was added on later because this was actually a studio album.by Scott Yanow, AMG
Personnel:
Bud Powell (Piano)
Pierre Michelot (Double Bass)
Kenny Clarke (Drums)
Tracks:
1. Off Minor (Thelonious Monk) 5:21
2. There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren) 4:20
3. Ruby, My Dear (Thelonious Monk) 5:49
4. No Name Blues (Earl Bostic) 6:39
5. Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) 3:48
6. Monk's Mood (Thelonious Monk) 7:08
7. I Ain't Foolin' (Charles Albertine) 3:21
8. Squatty (Brian Fahey) 5:50
9. Squatty (Alternate Take) (Brian Fahey) 5:06
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