Swingin' with Bud is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released in 1958 by RCA Victor, featuring a session Powell recorded in 1957.[3]
| Swingin' with Bud | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | February 11, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:21 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Bud Powell chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| DownBeat |  [2] |
The album was released on CD by RCA in 1995. The session is also available on The Complete RCA Trio Sessions.
Reception
editDon Gold of DownBeat remarked, "Powell deserves better representation" and awarded the album 2.5 stars out of five.[2]
Track listing
editAll songs were written by Bud Powell, except where noted.
- "Another Dozen" (George Duvivier) – 3:30
- "'Almost Like Being In Love" – 4:59
- "Salt Peanuts" (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) – 2:24
- "She" (George Shearing) – 5:11
- "Swedish Pastry" (Barney Kessel) – 3:19
- "Shaw 'Nuff" (Gillespie) – 3:18
- "Oblivion" – 2:34
- "In the Blue of the Evening" (Alfonso D'Artega, Tom Adair) – 3:27
- "Get It" – 3:08
- "Birdland Blues" – 4:22
- "Midway" – 3:09
Personnel
editFebruary 11, 1957, New York. The Bud Powell Trio.
Performance
editProduction
edit- Burt Goldblatt – cover design & photo
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Swingin' with Bud - Bud Powell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ a b Gold, Don (July 10, 1958). "Swingin' with Bud". DownBeat. pp. 28, 29.
- ^ Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Bud Powell Catalog (RCA Victor LPM 1507)". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2009-06-17.