Bud Powell - Anthropology (1962)

Bud Powell - piano
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass
Jorn Elniff - drums
Live from Café Montmartre, Copenhagen, early 1962

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• Bud Powell
• Anthropology
• rare
• jazz
• piano
• Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
• café montmartre

[logudorian]

The clip is from the DVD "Bud Powell in Europe"

you can find it at jazzmessengers

[ZanderPodraza]

ah the good old days, where you could smoke, drink and listen to great music... i wasn't even alive at this point, but i still miss it

[glovetones]

2:39

[horbergus]

@glovetones That was random

[Azman1008]

My maestro Bud "Bebop".........

[pacoramosrios]

Pedazo de artista tocando en el año de mi nacimiento

[viggosimonsen]

The Tea for Two recording are in fact an excellent basis for comparing Bud Powell and Art Tatum, since this song, performed at a ridiculous speed, was a sort of showcase for both of them.

Bud's timing is just so tight, as was Birds - and his melodic creativity is unsurpassed.

He was, right from the time he entered the scene in New York, highly respected by everyone. Same kind of status as Bird - simply a class of his own.

[viggosimonsen]

Bud Powell's mastery of the piano is unrivaled. Even though this is great, it is nothing compared to Bud from his Golden days (late 40's-early 50's). Listen to his Tea for Two interpretations, and you will understand how great his technique and precision was.

I think, the only one that really matches his genius, is Art Tatum, who incidentally is the precursor of Bud Powells playing. If you listen to the early Bud Powell records, you will see what I mean. He just took Art Tatum a bit further.

[GeoCoppens]

@sukkot54 Thelonious Monk, Lennie Tristano and Herbie Nichols had Bud's depth. Most certainly!

[sukkot54]

@Sazandar you can basically say without BP there is no modern piano; and no-one since has had his depth.

[Jimyblues]

@sukkot54 Amen to that

[Jimyblues]

@shlome100 Hi, music is sooo subjective- I love Bud but if he doesn't speak to you then he doesn't. Why he speaks to me- Oscar is a happy player, he smokes, he has awesome technique. Bud is just deep- there is a place in music beyond the emotions- a place -a trance state- where the riffs are golden- the drive and beauty are supreme. Bud is the only player that sends me to the piano to play after hearing him. Bud was the first- Oscar, Bill, Chick etc. came after- speaking of modern jazz