The Best of Bud Powell on Verve

~ Release by Bud Powell (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Lady Bird
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1955-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1955-04-27)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-04-27)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-04-27)
recording of:
Lady Bird (on 1955-04-27)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
4:46
2Dance of the Infidels
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1955-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1955-01-13)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-01-13)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-01-13)
recording of:
Dance of the Infidels (on 1955-01-13)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:19
3So Sorry Please
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1950-02)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Curley Russell (in 1950-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1950-02)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1950-02)
recording of:
So Sorry Please (in 1950-02)
composer:
Bud Powell
3:17
4Sweet Georgia Brown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1950-02)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Curley Russell (in 1950-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1950-02)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1950-02)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (in 1950-02)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:51
5Willow Grove
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1955-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1955-04-25)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-04-25)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-04-25)
recording of:
Willow Grove (on 1955-04-25)
composer:
Bud Powell
4:26
6Tempus Fugue-It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1949-01)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (in 1949-01)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1949-01)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1949-01)
recording of:
Tempus Fugit (in 1949-01)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:28
7It Never Entered My Mind
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1954-06-08)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1954-06-08)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-06-08)
instrumental recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1954-06-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:59
8Bean and the Boys
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1955-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1955-04-27)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-04-27)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-04-27)
recording of:
Bean and the Boys (on 1955-04-27)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
3:41
9Celia
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1949-01)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1949-01)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1949-01)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1949-01)
recording of:
Celia (in 1949-01)
composer:
Bud Powell
3:00
10Tea for Two
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-06-01)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1950-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-06-01)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-06-01)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1950-06-01)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:49
11Star Eyes
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1955-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1955-04-27)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-04-27)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-04-27)
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1955-04-27)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
Red Cape Songs
3:31
12April in Paris
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1950-02)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Curley Russell (in 1950-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1950-02)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1950-02)
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (in 1950-02)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
recording of:
April in Paris (in 1950-02)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:10
13Tenderly
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1955-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1955-01-11)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-01-11)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-01-11)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1955-01-11)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:18
14All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1949-01)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1949-01)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1949-01)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1949-01)
instrumental recording of:
All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (in 1949-01)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Jurmann and Bronisław Kaper
3:02
15Stairway to the Stars
producer:
Leroy Lovett
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1955-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1955-04-27)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1955-04-27)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-04-27)
instrumental recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (on 1955-04-27)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
5:01
16Just One of Those Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951-02)
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1951-02)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (in 1951-02)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
3:53
17Parisian Thoroughfare
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1951-02)
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1951-02)
recording of:
Parisian Thoroughfare (in 1951-02)
composer:
Bud Powell
2:28

Credits

Release

photography:Herman Leonard (photographer)
liner notes:Max Harrison (journalist) (in 1994)
executive producer:Richard Seidel
mastering:Suha Gur
copyrighted (©) by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1994)
mastered at:PolyGram Studios (Tape master storage facility and mastering studio in Edison, NJ) in Edison, New Jersey, United States
ASIN:US: B0000046VW [info]