Bud Powell • Copenhagen

 

One of the giants of the jazz piano, Bud Powell changed the way that virtually all post-swing pianists play their instruments. He did away with the left-hand striding that had been considered essential earlier and used his left hand to state chords on an irregular basis. His right often played speedy single-note lines, essentially transforming Charlie Parker's vocabulary to the piano (although he developed parallel to "Bird").

Bud Powell was, according to Herbie Hancock “the foundation out of which stemmed the whole edifice of modern jazz piano" and, for Hampton Hawes “the greatest be-bop piano player in the world “.

Though his life was short and troubled (1924 – 1966), Bud found a warm welcome and some solace and tranquility during the years he lived in Europe, mostly in Paris, from 1959 to 1963 which probably extended his life a bit, but even then Powell spent part of 1962-1963 in the hospital. He returned to New York in 1964, disappeared after a few concerts, and did not live through 1966.

These previously unreleased recordings that make up this album are from March and August of 1962 from Danish Radio Concert Hall and Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen. However battered mentally and physically the man was, here’s the clear evidence of his genius, more intact than generally believed.
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Bud Powell, uno de los gigantes del piano de jazz, cambió la forma en que prácticamente todos los pianistas posteriores al swing tocaban sus instrumentos. Prescindió del striding de la mano izquierda, que antes se consideraba esencial, y utilizó su mano izquierda para plantear acordes de forma irregular. Su derecha tocaba a menudo líneas rápidas de una sola nota, transformando esencialmente el vocabulario de Charlie Parker al piano (aunque su desarrollo fue paralelo al de "Bird").

Bud Powell fue, según Herbie Hancock, "la base de la que partió todo el edificio del piano de jazz moderno" y, para Hampton Hawes, "el mejor pianista de be-bop del mundo".

Aunque su vida fue corta y agitada (1924 - 1966), Bud encontró una cálida acogida y cierto solaz y tranquilidad durante los años que vivió en Europa, sobre todo en París, de 1959 a 1963, lo que probablemente alargó un poco su vida, pero incluso entonces Powell pasó parte de 1962-1963 en el hospital. Regresó a Nueva York en 1964, desapareció tras unos pocos conciertos y no vivió hasta 1966.

Las grabaciones inéditas que componen este álbum son de marzo y agosto de 1962 y proceden del Danish Radio Concert Hall y del Jazzhus Montmartre de Copenhague. Por muy maltrecho mental y físicamente que estuviera, aquí está la prueba evidente de su genio, más intacto de lo que generalmente se cree.
https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/88633/bud-powell/copenhagen-1962

Tracks:
1 ANTHROPOLOGY (Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie) 5:23
2 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (Jimmy Van Heusen) 8:46
3 STRAIGHT NO CHASER (Thelonious Monk) 6:43
4 ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT (Thelonious Monk) 9:15
5 52ND STREET THEME (Thelonious Monk) 4:01
6 BLUES IN THE CLOSET (Oscar Pettiford) 3:31
7 ANTHROPOLOGY (Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie) 5:26
8 ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT (Thelonious Monk) 9:23
Add: BREW MOORE tenor saxophone 1, DON BYAS tenor saxophone 2
9 HACKENSACK (Thelonious Monk) (1) 5:42
10 I REMEMBER CLIFFORD (Benny Golson) (2) 6:52
11 ANTHROPOLOGY (Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie) (1,2) 6:17


Credits:
BUD POWELL piano
NIELS-HENNING ØRSTED PEDERSEN bass
JØRN ELNIFF drums

Recorded Denmark Radio concert hall, Copenhagen March 25, 1962 (track 1-5)
Recorded at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen March 1962 (track 6-8)
Recorded Denmark Radio TV studio August 1962 (track 9-11)

Total playing time 71:34
Label: Steeplechase

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