Bud Powell Trio
Born Earl Powell on September 27, 1924 in Harlem, New York, the jazz/bebop pianist and composer is better known by his nickname Bud Powell. He was a leading figure in bebop alongside Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk. His compositions and recordings are now considered some of the most influential in jazz history. However, Powell dealt with mental issues and alcoholism over the course of his career, which alienated him from some of his jazz contemporaries including Charlie Parker. As a child, Powell was influenced by his pianist father and began to study classical piano. By the age of 10, he began to focus on swing music, which inspired his desire to be a jazz musician. Influenced heavily by jazz pianist great Art Tatum, Powell was mentored by Thelonious Monk in New York. In 1947, the first incarnation of the Bud Powell Trio – with bassist Curly Russell and drummer Max Roach - recorded their first sessions, which consisted of eight tracks that were released two years later on a series of four 78s. All eight tracks were gathered together in 1951 on the Bud Powell Trio 10” release. Powell continued to work solo and as a sideman but put together a new version of his trio in 1953, which included Georg Duvivier on bass and Art Taylor on drums. They released the Bud Powell Trio, Volume 2 release on 10” featuring eight tracks. In 1953, Powell performed with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach on an album titled The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall (Live), which is now regarded as one of the great recordings in jazz. During his career, Powell spent time in and out of the hospital and jail, but continued to record and play, influencing a legion of jazz musicians. In 1963, he contracted tuberculosis. On July 31, 1966, Bud Powell died of tuberculosis, malnutrition, and alcoholism.
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Bouncing with Bud
Bebop - Released by Delmark Records on 1 Jan 1990
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The Roost Sessions (1990 Remastered Version)
Bebop - Released by Parlophone UK on 12 May 2017
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Over The Rainbow
Bud Powell Trio, Jazz Piano and Jazz Piano Masters
Jazz - Released by Jazz Masters on 5 Aug 2016
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Live In Geneva 1962
Jazz - Released by Gambit Records on 8 Sep 2009
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It's All About BeBop Jazz, Bud Powell Trio
Bebop - Released by SendDigital on 7 Dec 2016
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My Happy Heaven (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 11 Mar 2016
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The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1
Bud Powell Trio, Bud Powell's Modernists
Jazz - Released by Dnv on 2 May 2015
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Over The Rainbow
Jazz - Released by Comfort Classics on 25 Nov 2015
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Jazz at Massey Hall (Volume Two)
Bebop - Released by Music Manager on 4 Feb 2020
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Bud Powell Trio's Off Minor
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Icetea
Frank SocolowÕs Duke Quintet, Bud Powell Trio
Jazz - Released by IceTea on 27 Feb 2023
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Castanets Dance
Frank SocolowÕs Duke Quintet, Bud Powell Trio
Jazz - Released by Boisterous Two on 16 Dec 2020
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A Delicate Dance
Jazz - Released by ADD Fam. & Friends on 17 May 2014
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The Best Of Christmas Holidays (Fantastic Relaxing Songs)
Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 1 Dec 2016
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Bud Powell Trio's Off Minor
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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The Jazz Attack
Jazz - Released by Squirrel Monkey Recordings on 7 Nov 2015
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Just One Of Those Things
Jazz - Released by Eco Sound on 5 Dec 2015
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