Birdland: 1953

Birdland: 1953

by Bud Powell
Birdland: 1953

Birdland: 1953

by Bud Powell

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Overview

For jazz fans who bought earlier, incomplete versions of these broadcasts either on Boris Rose's vinyls, the earlier ESP-Disk issue, or the many subsequent re-releases on Base, Fresh Sounds, Queen-disc, etc., this three-disc collection will come as a revelation. Taken from actual club tapes rather than radio tape checks or transcriptions, the sound here is drastically improved, as are pitch problems and personnel listings, thanks to compilation producer Michael Anderson, making it the most complete archive of Bud Powell's live recordings from 1953. Though the "Lullaby to Birdland" intro with announcer Bob Garrity is quite dodgy, virtually everything else here is worthwhile. For the uninitiated, these live dates, recorded at the famed Birdland club between February and September of 1953, were cut during the most active year in Powell's all too brief career. They follow almost immediately after his release from a series of mental institutions, but the prodigious gifts he displayed in the studio for Blue Note a few years earlier are undiminished. There is plenty of extra music on these cleaned-up tapes as well, with the great pianist playing in the company of rhythm sections that include Oscar Pettiford or Charles Mingus on bass, and either Art Taylor or Roy Haynes on drums. Five tracks on disc two showcase Charlie Parker sitting in (two with Candido on congas -- "Moose the Mooche" and "Cheryl"). On two more, Dizzy Gillespie joins the trio. While the sound quality on these sides is far from perfect, it's more than adequate and so much better than what we had originally. The booklet also includes an extended historical essay by Russ Musto. This set is well worth seeking out for any bop fan. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date: 02/25/2014
Label: Esp-Disk
UPC: 0825481407328
Rank: 90898

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland/Announcer Introduction
  2. Tea for Two
  3. It Could Happen to You
  4. Bean and the Boys
  5. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
  6. I Want to Be Happy
  7. Embraceable You
  8. I've Got You Under My Skin
  9. Ornithology
  10. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
  11. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
  12. Hallelujah!
  13. I've Got You Under My Skin
  14. Embraceable You
  15. How High the Moon/Ornithology
  16. Budo

Disc 2

  1. I Want to Be Happy
  2. I've Got You Under My Skin
  3. Sure Thing
  4. Embraceable You
  5. Woody'n You
  6. Salt Peanuts
  7. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
  8. Woody'n You
  9. Salt Peanuts
  10. Dance of the Infidels
  11. I've Got You Under My Skin
  12. Autumn in New York
  13. I Want to Be Happy
  14. Moose the Mooche
  15. Cheryl
  16. Budo
  17. My Heart Stood Still

Disc 3

  1. Dance of the Infidels
  2. Dance of the Infidels
  3. Un Poco Loco
  4. Parisian Thoroughfare
  5. Dance of the Infidels
  6. Glass Enclosure
  7. My Heart Stood Still
  8. Parisian Thoroughfare
  9. Dance of the Infidels
  10. Un Poco Loco
  11. Oblivion
  12. Parisian Thoroughfare
  13. Dance of the Infidels
  14. Embraceable You
  15. Un Poco Loco
  16. Oblivion

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bud Powell   Primary Artist
Bud Powell Trio   Primary Artist
Charlie Parker   Sax (Alto),Featured Artist
Roy Haynes   Drums
Art Taylor   Drums
Candido   Congas,Featured Artist
George Duvivier   Bass
Sonny Payne   Drums
Oscar Pettiford   Bass
Curley Russell   Bass
Franklin Skeetes   Bass
Charles Mingus   Bass
Dizzy Gillespie   Trumpet,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Nancy Hamilton   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Morgan Lewis   Composer
Bud Powell   Composer
George Shearing   Composer
Michael D. Anderson   Producer,Remastering
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Irving Caesar   Composer
Coleman Hawkins   Composer
Benny Harris   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
John Birks Gillespie   Composer
Jonathan Granoff   Design
Kenny Clarke   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Clifford Grey   Composer
Russ Musto   Liner Notes
George Gershwin   Composer
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