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sleepinginzeal
i have a nice mono vinyl rip of one of his old records, it's really pleasant to hear in that form...if anyone has more, please PM me to describe them in vivid detail, i'd really appreciate it
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saltyknuckles
Featured on SaltyKnuckles ~ Oldies №67 - http://oldies.saltyknuckles.net/2014-10/
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samtfrost
"No one could play like Bud; too difficult, too quick, incredible!" – THELONIOUS MONK "If I had to choose a single musician according to his artistic merit and the originality of his creation, but also for the greatness of his work, it would be Bud Powell. Nobody could measure up to him." – BILL EVANS "He was the foundation out of which stemmed the whole edifice of modern jazz piano. Every jazz pianist since Bud either came through him or is deliberately attempting to get away from playing like him." – HERBIE HANCOCK
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Sidewinder707
I'm influenced, amazed and inspired by so many artists whose contributions were MONUMENTAL to the jazz idiom. However, if I was only allowed to name one person who, directly and indirectly, contributed the most to advancing the jazz idiom, (inc. modernizing jazz piano), I pick Bud Powell. Without him, would we have had Bill Evans? McCoy Tyner? Chick Corea? Keith Jarrett, to name a few? Please correct me if I'm wrong. I believe I'm fairly learned in this area, but by no means am I a scholar or historian. To the best of my knowledge, he was one of the first, if not the first pianist to conceptualize "King Parker's" blazing tempos, exquisitely executed melodies and contrafacts using a linear approach. It's likely this is why he was dubbed "Charlie Parker of the piano." Bud contributed SO much to the jazz idiom and to the advancement of contemporary piano performance in his short tragic life! It's an OUTRAGE his genius was never recognized much less appreciated while he was alive!
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ccex
Why does everyone now play Monk tunes while so many Bud Powell compositions remain obscure? The two composer/pianists (along with Elmo Hope) were very close lifelong friends . Bud's heyday found Monk in obscurity, Monk was granted jazz sainthood postumously, with his work now required listening in any high school/college jazz course and necesary to know at any jam session. But why dont Bud's gems like the ballads "I'll Keep Loving You" and "Time Waits" get the respect of "Ruby My Dear" or "Ask Me Now"? I've made many musician friends who know Monk when I introduce them to obscure Bud Powell tunes like "Buster Rides Again", "I'm In the Mood for a Classic", or "Jump City" for the first time.
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Philistine88
simply the greatest jazz pianist the world has ever known. An absolute tragedy that he hasn't gotten the limelight. He deserves the same recognition as Monk.
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SirAlecHendrix
Bud Powell—now connected to the brandnew group ➤ [group]Round Midnight[/group]
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Grosseteste
Peculiar that, because of the inept way that one of Bill Cunliffe's albums has been up-loaded to Last.fm, a lot of the plays in the charts aren't of Bud Powell at all.
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