Quick advice needed

[Daniel A]

"The return of Bud Powell" (Roulette, 1964) is available at 9 Euros nearby. Clean copy. Shop will close soon, and I'll be out of town all of next week.

Buy or not?

[Guest che]

"The return of Bud Powell" (Roulette, 1964) is available at 9 Euros nearby. Clean copy. Shop will close soon, and I'll be out of town all of next week.

Buy or not?

At that price I would by it.

Che.

[Bright Moments]

buy it. worst case scenario, you can pimp it here!

[JSngry]

Pretty depressing stuff. REALLY depressing, actually.

But it's Bud, so that means something different, at least to me.

So yeah, buy it. Just don't expect to be exhillerated or anything like that.

And don't listen to it if you're even remotely considering suicide.

I'm serious.

[Guest che]

"The return of Bud Powell" (Roulette, 1964) is available at 9 Euros nearby. Clean copy. Shop will close soon, and I'll be out of town all of next week.

Buy or not?

Did you buy it?

Che.

[Daniel A]

Actually, I didn't buy it. I browsed the web for more opinions, and came across a thread on AAJ where someone who apparently has everything Powell did (including 33 CDs worth (!) of bootlegs from his last years) posted something which basically meant "get any of Bud's albums, but not that one". If I remember correctly, he too used the word "depressing".

As a guy who has only heard Powell's Blue Notes, I decided that I should get some other of his (earlier) albums before trying this.

[Brad]

As a self styled Bud Powell nut, I would probably agree with Jim. There are plenty of other things you could buy for this. This was an album recorded at Birdland upon his return to the US and he had just gotten over tuberculosis (more or less) and needed to help pay off some debts. I happen to like some of the Mythic Sound released by Fantasy as well as the one recently released on Piadrum Records. Some of the Verve material is not bad although uneven. If you can get hold of his mid 40s material, you'll hear some playing. I also like some of his Steeple Chase material, like Swedish Pastry, and Black Lion material like Salt Peanuts. Even Strictly Confidential on Black Lion, solos recorded by Francis Paudras in his apartment isn't bad. The RCA material, Swingin' With Bud and Strictly Confidential is very, very good. I could go on but I think you get the gist of it.

Have you read Paudras' book by the way? A classic.

[Chuck Nessa]

FWIW, this record is one of the few recorded performances of the fine drummer J C Moses.

[jazzbo]

I personally wouldn't want to be without this. It is depressing in some ways yes. In other ways though I like the playing on most of this. . . I don't know how to explain it. I sit down and play the piano sometimes and I don't know I "feel" this one in a way I don't some of the others. I feel some Monk in here too.

I had the Fresh Sounds cd but got a Toshiba cd that has two additional tracks. I AM a Powell completist; I have everything I've seen, all the Mythic Sounds, etc. But it's not the only reason I have this. . . . I actually like to listen to it at times.

[jazzbo]

And yes Chuck, the Moses is part of it too. I love the stuff on Mythic Sounds with him in this trio.

[JSngry]

Are Hugo & Luigi the only people in the history of the world to have produced both Perry Como & Bud Powell?

I mean, WTF is THAT?

[paul secor]

Are Hugo & Luigi the only people in the history of the world to have produced both Perry Como & Bud Powell?

I mean, WTF is THAT?     

Add Sam Cooke to that mix and you have a unique trifecta.

[Brad]

I personally wouldn't want to be without this. It is depressing in some ways yes. In other ways though I like the playing on most of this. . . I don't know how to explain it. I sit down and play the piano sometimes and I don't know I "feel" this one in a way I don't some of the others. I feel some Monk in here too.

I had the Fresh Sounds cd but got a Toshiba cd that has two additional tracks. I AM a Powell completist; I have everything I've seen, all the Mythic Sounds, etc. But it's not the only reason I have this. . . . I actually like to listen to it at times.

Lon,

I agree with you but for someone who only has the Blue Notes I don't know if that's the way to go until they've listened to other material.

[jazzbo]

I listened to this several times yesterday actually.

The drums are exceptionally well recorded and well performed! (The TOCJ is much better than the Fresh Sounds in the aspect of sonics).

Bud has some great moments too, few and far between. Still, I like this trio with Ore and Moses and I am glad I have this. I don't know how much Bud you have Daniel, Brad's right, get the Verves and the Steeplechases first. . . and the Mythic Sounds if you can find them. . . .

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