This is a discography of Bud Powell.
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
Roost & Blue Note years edit
| Year | Label | Catalogue number | Title | Date recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Royal Roost | RLP-401 | The Bud Powell Trio, Vol. 1 | 1947–53 | 10"; reissued as Bud Powell Trio |
| 1952 | Blue Note | BLP 5003 | The Amazing Bud Powell | 1949-08-08, 1951-05-01 | 10" |
| 1954 | Blue Note | BLP 5041 | The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 | 1953-08-14 | 10" |
| 1956 | Blue Note | BLP 1503 | The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1 | 1949-08-08, 1951-05-01, 1953-08-14 | compiles BLP 5003 & BLP 5041 |
| BLP 1504 | The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 2 | ||||
| 1957 | Roost | RLP 2224 | Bud Powell Trio | 1947–53 | |
| 1957 | Blue Note | BLP 1571 | Bud! | 1957-08-03 | AKA The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 3 |
| 1958 | Blue Note | BLP 1598 | Time Waits | 1958-05-24 | AKA The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 4 |
| 1959 | Blue Note | BLP 4009 | The Scene Changes | 1958-12-29 | AKA The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5 |
| 1997 | Roulette / Blue Note[1] | Bud Plays Bird | 1957-10-14, -12-02, 1958-01-30 |
Mercury & Verve years edit
| Year | Label | Catalogue number | Title | Date recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Mercury / Clef | MG C-102 | Bud Powell Piano Solos | 1949–50 | 10"; originally released on three shellac discs |
| 1952 | Mercury / Clef | MG C-507 | Bud Powell Piano Solos (No. 2) | 1949–50 | 10"; originally released on three shellac discs |
| 1954 | Mercury / Clef | MG C-610 | Bud Powell's Moods | 1950–51 | Reissued as The Genius of Bud Powell |
| 1954 | Norgran | MG N-23 | The Artistry of Bud Powell | 1954–55 | 10"; reissued as Bud Powell's Moods |
| 1955 | Norgran | MGN 1017 | Jazz Original | 1954-12-16, 1955-01-11, -12 | Reissued as Bud Powell '57 |
| 1956 | Verve[2] | MGV 8115 | The Genius of Bud Powell | 1950-07-01, 1951-02 | Reissue of Bud Powell's Moods |
| 1956 | Norgran | MGN 1063 | Jazz Giant | 1949–50 | reissued on Verve in 1957 |
| Verve | MGV 8153 | ||||
| 1956 | Norgran | MGN 1064 | Bud Powell's Moods | 1954-06-02, -04, 1955-01-12 | |
| Verve | MGV 8154 | ||||
| 1956 | Norgran | MGN 1077 | Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell | 1955-04-25, -27 | |
| Verve | MGV 8167 | ||||
| 1957 | Norgran | MGN 1098 | Bud Powell '57 | 1954-12-16, 1955-01-11, -12 | Reissue of Jazz Original |
| Verve | MGV 8185 | ||||
| 1959 | Verve | MGV 8301 | The Lonely One... | 1955-01-13, -04-25, -27 | |
| 1958 | Verve | MGV 8218 | Blues in the Closet | 1956-09-23 |
Other edit
| Year | Label | Title | Date recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | RCA Victor[3] | Strictly Powell | 1956-10-05 | |
| 1958 | RCA Victor[4] | Swingin' with Bud | 1957-02-11 | |
| 1965 | Columbia[5] | A Portrait of Thelonious | 1961 | |
| 1979 | Columbia[5] | A Tribute to Cannonball | 1961 | |
| 1962 | Sonet / Storyville | Bouncing with Bud | 1962-04-26 | AKA In Copenhagen |
| 1964 | Reprise[6] | Bud Powell in Paris | 1963 | |
| 1964 | Fontana/Black Lion[7] | The Invisible Cage | 1964 | AKA Blues for Bouffemont |
| 1964 | Roulette | The Return of Bud Powell | 1964-09-18 | |
| 1973 | Mainstream | Ups 'n Downs | 1964–1966 |
Live and home recordings edit
| Year | Label | Title | Date recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Debut | Jazz at Massey Hall | 1953 | 10"; live; with The Quintet (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Max Roach) |
| 1953 | Debut | Jazz at Massey Hall, Vol. 2 | 1953 | 10"; live |
| 1963 | Impulse! | Americans in Europe, Vol. 1 | 1963 | |
| Americans in Europe, Vol. 2 | ||||
| ESP-Disk | Winter Broadcasts 1953 | 1953 | ||
| ESP-Disk | Spring Broadcasts 1953 | 1953 | ||
| ESP-Disk | Summer Broadcasts 1953 | 1953 | ||
| ESP-Disk | Autumn Broadcasts 1953 | 1953 | ||
| Queen Disc [Italy] | Live at Birdland | 1953 | ||
| 1975 | Xanadu | Bud in Paris | 1959–60 | |
| Moon [Italy][8] | Pianology | 1961 | ||
| Stretch Archives | Bud Powell Live in Lausanne 1962 | 1962 | ||
| Norma [Japan] | Bud Powell Live in Geneva | 1962 | ||
| 1978 | SteepleChase[9] | Bud Powell Trio at the Golden Circle, Vol. 1 | 1962 | |
| Bud Powell Trio at the Golden Circle, Vol. 2 | ||||
| Bud Powell Trio at the Golden Circle, Vol. 3 | ||||
| Bud Powell Trio at the Golden Circle, Vol. 4 | ||||
| Bud Powell Trio at the Golden Circle, Vol. 5 | ||||
| SteepleChase | Budism | 1962 | ||
| SteepleChase | 1962 Copenhagen | 1962 | ||
| SteepleChase | 1962 Stockholm-Oslo | 1962 | ||
| 1982 | Elektra/Musician | Inner Fires | 1953 | E1-60030 |
| Fontana | Bud Powell at Home – Strictly Confidential | 1962–64 | ||
| Fontana | Hot House | 1964 | ||
| 1988 | Black Lion | The Essen Jazz Festival Concert | 1960 | |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Early Years of a Genius, 44–48 | 1944–48 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Burnin' in U.S.A., 53–55 | 1953–55 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 2 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Cookin' at Saint-Germain, 57–59 | 1957–59 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 3 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 | 1961–64 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 4 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Groovin' at the Blue Note, 59–61 | 1959–61 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 5 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Writin' for Duke, 63 | 1963 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 6 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Tribute to Thelonious, 64 | 1964 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 7 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Holidays in Edenville, 64 | 1964 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 8 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Return to Birdland, 64 | 1964 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 9 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Award at Birdland, 64 | 1964 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 10 |
| 1989 | Mythic Sound | Gift for the Friends, 60–64 | 1960–64 | AKA Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 11 |
| 1994 | Dreyfus Jazz | 'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note | 1962 |
Notable compilations edit
- Tempus Fugue-It (Proper) – Four disc set, from 1944 recordings with Cootie Williams to the first sessions for Blue Note and Clef in 1949–50.
- The Complete Bud Powell on Verve – Five discs, sessions from 1949 to 1956.
- The Best of Bud Powell on Verve – Single disc compilation.
- The Best of Bud Powell (Blue Note) – Single disc compilation.
- The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings – Four disc set containing all of the Amazing Bud Powell... Blue Note sessions plus Roost sessions from 1947 and 1953. The Blue Note sessions have also been remastered and reissued as individual CDs (though the Roost material is not included).
- The Complete RCA Trio Sessions – Contains Swingin' with Bud and Strictly Powell.
As sideman edit
With Art Blakey edit
- Paris Jam Session (Fontana, 1959)
With Dexter Gordon edit
- Dexter Rides Again (Savoy, 1946 session only)
- Our Man in Paris (Blue Note, 1963)
With J. J. Johnson edit
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy, 1946 session only)
With Charles Mingus edit
- Mingus at Antibes – plays on "I'll Remember April" (Atlantic, 1960 [1976])
With Charlie Parker edit
- One Night in Birdland (Columbia, 1977)
With Frank Socolow edit
- New York Journeyman – Complete Recordings (Fresh Sound, 1945 session only)
With Sonny Stitt edit
- Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (Prestige, 1949–50 [1956])
With Cootie Williams edit
References edit
- ^ October & December 1957 and January 1958 sessions only released in 1997.
- ^ July 1950 session in trio; February 1951 session solo. Mercury MGC 610 (Clef MGC 610 / Clef MGC 739 and, as The Genius of Bud Powell, Verve 8115) Not to be confused with the Norgran release Bud Powell's Moods.
- ^ October 1956 session, RCA Victor LPM 1423.
- ^ February 1957 session, RCA Victor LPM 1507.
- ^ a b December 1961 session in Paris, produced by Cannonball Adderley.
- ^ February 1963 session in Paris, produced by Duke Ellington.
- ^ "Bud Powell Discography". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ April 1961 live recording in Milan, Italy (Moon MCD 055-2). The album is split between the Powell session and unrelated 1966–70 European sessions by Thelonious Monk.
- ^ April 1962 live recordings at the Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden. With Torbjörn Hultcrantz on bass, and Sune Spångberg on drums. 5 volumes available as individual discs. Rare Powell vocals on "This Is No Laughin' Matter".