Definitive Bud Powell

Bud Powell

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Original Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00006F2WW
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #152,388 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

• This is item 14 in The Verve/Blue Note Definitive Series.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cross section of classics-for beginners only, July 3, 2003

By A Customer

This sampler, like too many others, offers a rudimentary "one CD" cross-section of Powell classics, predictably from his most well-known Verve and Blue Note sessions, and also predictably, a great emphasis on material from "Amazing Bud Powell v.1 and v.2" (the quintets and overly popular tracks of which this lifelong Powell student does NOT consider superior to his early trio work, as the best ways to hear Powell, regardless of their marvels and historical importance, compared to other tracks that are more significant). There are other collections that do a better job "cherry picking" the best of Powell: those that highlight his first Roost and first five Verve trios, and those that sample Powell across his lifetime, including his greatly underappreciated late recordings and solo sessions.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WORTH BUYING, November 30, 2002

By	ALAIN ROBERT (ST-HUBERT,QUEBEC) - See all my reviews

Bop's greatest pianist is well sampled here.This is a good cd if you don't know his music.BUD's flawless right hand technique still mesmerize after all these years.Most of these numbers are his own compositions.POWELL was a classically trained pianist before he heard a certain ART TATUM who became his idol.I for myself always admired the way he plays the ballads.Like his mates PARKER,GILLESPIE and MONK,BUD is a fast thinker at the keyboard.The only fault of this cd is it's time slot:37 minutes,but it is well employed.All the stuff here are from what is generally considered his greatest years;there is nothing from the last ten years.The title of one of the track GLASS ENCLOSURE,could easily be the title of his biography.