Bud Powell

This release contains a previously unissued concert by Bud Powell recorded at a club in Switzerland in 1962. Although Bud's playing had become somewhat erratic, this was one of the rare times in which everything seemed to fit just right. Two outstanding duets by Bud with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, recorded in Paris 1960, have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

BUD POWELL, piano
M. CORTESI, bass
JACKIE CAVUSSIN, drums

[1-10] Live at the Hot Club, Geneva, Switzerland, February 1, 1962.

[11-12] Bonus Tracks: Duets: Johnny Griffin (ts) & Bud Powell (p). Paris, France, February 14, 1960.

TRACKS:

01. Ornithology
02. Swedish Pastry
03. Hot House
04. I Remember Clifford
05. Just One Of Those Things
06. Antrophology
07.'Round Midnightm
08. Jordu
09. I Know Whar You Know
10. Blues In The Closet
11. Idaho
12. Perdido

Total Time: 74:49

“This was an informal concert at a nightclub in Geneva called the Hot Club. The best of this numbers stand among Bud's best recordings from any period. Bud must have been enjoying rare good health at the time of this Swiss session. The up-tempo numbers are played at top speed and, as if to show that the master is back, Bud includes many glittering runs Carl Smith, Bouncing with Bud - The Recordings of Bud Powell