Bud Powell on vinyl: bebop on the piano
In short: Bud Powell (1924–1966) from New York brought the fast, daring lines of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to the piano and is regarded as a defining pianist of bebop. Many modern jazz pianists after him learned from his playing. The Vinyl Room currently has 3 Bud Powell records.
What makes Bud Powell special?
The right hand plays lines like a saxophone, the left sets terse chords – that’s how bebop sounded on the piano. Blue Note released the series “The Amazing Bud Powell”; here “Vol. 4 – Time Waits” is represented, with recordings from 1958.
Plus recordings with saxophonist Sonny Stitt on the compilation “All God’s Children Got Rhythm” and the famous concert “Jazz At Massey Hall” from 1953 with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus and Max Roach.
From our stock
First pressings
Records by Bud Powell
→ Charlie Parker · Dizzy Gillespie · Blue Note · Bop
FAQ
Which instrument did Bud Powell play? Piano.
What is “The Amazing Bud Powell”? A series of albums on Blue Note; here “Vol. 4 – Time Waits”.
Does Bud Powell play on “Jazz At Massey Hall”? Yes – he was at the piano at the 1953 concert in Toronto.
Which records do you have? Editions from the fifties, sixties and a reissue – 3 records in all.
