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The Complete Bud Powell on Verve

Bud Powell · 1994

314 min · 102 tracks · jazz

A masterclass in bebop showcasing Powell's intricate piano work and rhythmic innovation across classic jazz standards.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Tempus Fugue-It (Tempus Fugit) Standout 2:28
  • 2 Celia 3:00
  • 3 Cherokee Standout 3:40
  • 4 I'll Keep Loving You 2:42
  • 5 Strictly Confidential 3:10
  • 6 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Standout 3:02
  • 7 So Sorry Please 3:17
  • 8 Get Happy 2:53
  • 9 Sometimes I'm Happy 3:38
  • 10 Sweet Georgia Brown 2:50
  • 11 Yesterdays 2:51
  • 12 April in Paris 3:10
  • 13 Body and Soul 3:23
  • 14 Hallelujah! 3:00
  • 15 Tea for Two (Compilation take) 4:15
  • 16 Tea for Two (Common take) 3:32
  • 17 Tea for Two (78 take) 3:48
  • 18 Parisian Thoroughfare 2:31
  • 19 Oblivion 2:11
  • 20 Dusky 'N' Sandy (Dusk in Sandi) 2:15
  • 21 Hallucinations 2:27
  • 22 The Fruit 3:19
  • 23 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 3:43
  • 24 Just One of Those Things 3:52
  • 25 The Last Time I Saw Paris 3:15

Disc 2

  • 1 Moonlight in Vermont 3:37
  • 2 Spring is Here 3:30
  • 3 Buttercup 3:01
  • 4 Fantasy in Blue 3:07
  • 5 It Never Entered My Mind 2:59
  • 6 A Foggy Day 3:47
  • 7 Time Was 4:20
  • 8 My Funny Valentine 2:56
  • 9 Like Someone in Love (incomplete takes 1 & 2) 1:39
  • 10 Like Someone in Love 1:59
  • 11 Deep Night 3:44
  • 12 That Old Black Magic (breakdown & false start) 0:55
  • 13 That Old Black Magic (alternate take 3) 2:29
  • 14 That Old Black Magic 2:20
  • 15 That Old Black Magic (alternate take 5) 2:54
  • 16 'Round Midnight 5:08

Disc 3

  • 1 Thou Swell (alternate take) 4:05
  • 2 Thou Swell 4:28
  • 3 Someone to Watch Over Me 2:32
  • 4 Bean and the Boys 3:36
  • 5 Tenderly (false starts) 0:22
  • 6 Tenderly 3:20
  • 7 How High the Moon? 4:23
  • 8 I Get a Kick Out of You (breakdown) 0:34
  • 9 I Get a Kick Out of You 4:26
  • 10 I Get a Kick Out of You (alternate take) 3:57
  • 11 The Best Thing for You (breakdown) 1:29
  • 12 You Go to My Head 4:11
  • 13 The Best Thing for You 2:42
  • 14 Mediocre 2:58
  • 15 All the Things You Are 3:32
  • 16 Epistrophy 3:02
  • 17 Dance of the Infidels 2:19
  • 18 Salt Peanuts 2:21
  • 19 Sweet Georgia Brown 3:24

Disc 4

  • 1 Conception (false start) 0:09
  • 2 Conception 3:47
  • 3 Bean and the Boys (false starts) 0:28
  • 4 Bean and the Boys 4:03
  • 5 Heart and Soul (alternate take 1) 2:51
  • 6 Heart and Soul (alternate take 2) 2:31
  • 7 Heart and Soul 3:21
  • 8 Willow Grove (alternate take) 3:17
  • 9 Willow Grove 4:28
  • 10 Crazy Rhythm 3:34
  • 11 Willow Weep for Me 4:42
  • 12 Bean and the Boys (remake of master) 5:26
  • 13 East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (alternate take) 3:48
  • 14 East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (false starts) 0:29
  • 15 East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) 3:57
  • 16 Lady Bird (alternate take 1) 3:10
  • 17 Lady Bird (false start) 0:18
  • 18 Lady Bird (alternate take 2) 3:35
  • 19 Stairway to the Stars (instruction and warm-up) 0:07
  • 20 Stairway to the Stars 5:03
  • 21 Lady Bird 4:49

Disc 5

  • 1 Lullaby in Rhythm (false starts) 0:28
  • 2 Lullaby in Rhythm 4:00
  • 3 Star Eyes (false start and breakdowns) 3:18
  • 4 Star Eyes (alternate take 4) 3:13
  • 5 Star Eyes (alternate take 5) 3:52
  • 6 Star Eyes (false starts) 0:28
  • 7 Star Eyes (alternate take 8) 3:53
  • 8 Star Eyes 3:34
  • 9 Confirmation 4:23
  • 10 When I Fall in Love 1:41
  • 11 My Heart Stood Still 3:31
  • 12 Blues in the Closet 3:02
  • 13 Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home 3:23
  • 14 I Know That You Know 2:25
  • 15 Elegy 2:57
  • 16 Woody 'N' You 3:54
  • 17 I Should Care 3:41
  • 18 Now's the Time 4:34
  • 19 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 4:01
  • 20 Bebop 2:25
  • 21 52nd Street Theme 2:27

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