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The Complete RCA Trio Sessions

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Released
  
January 9, 2009

Artist
  
Bud Powell

Label
  
Efor, S.L

Length
  
79:20

Release date
  
9 January 2009

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October 5, 1956, February 11, 1957

Similar
  
Strictly Powell, Swingin' with Bud, Blues in the Closet, The Genius of Bud Powell, Bud Powell Trio

The Complete RCA Trio Sessions is a compilation album of the two sessions that jazz pianist Bud Powell recorded for RCA Victor in 1956-57, released in 2009 by Essential Jazz.

Contents

The sessions are available individually on the original RCA Victor releases Strictly Powell (1957) and Swingin' with Bud (1958).

Track listing

All songs were written by Bud Powell, except where noted.

  1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:39
  2. "Coscrane" – 3:44
  3. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 3:20
  4. "Blues for Bessie" – 5:40
  5. "Time Was" (aka "Duerme" «Sleep») (Miguel Prado, Gabriel Luna, Bob Russell) – 3:07
  6. "Topsy Turvy" – 4:36
  7. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:53
  8. "Elegy" (aka "Elogie" and "Elegie") – 3:49
  9. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern) – 3:18
  10. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 2:32
  11. "Jump City" – 3:21
  12. "Another Dozen" (George Duvivier) – 3:30
  13. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:59
  14. "Salt Peanuts" (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) – 2:24
  15. "She" (George Shearing) – 5:11
  16. "Swedish Pastry" (Barney Kessel) – 3:19
  17. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Gillespie) – 3:18
  18. "Oblivion" – 2:34
  19. "In the Blue of the Evening" (Tom Adair, Alfonso d'Artega) – 3:27
  20. "Get It" – 3:08
  21. "Birdland Blues" – 4:22
  22. "Midway" – 3:09

Performance

October 5, 1956 tracks 1-11. February 11, 1957 tracks 12-22. The Bud Powell Trio.

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

    • Production

  • Charles Boldt – liner notes

    • Songs

    I'll Remember April2:54
    Indiana2:45
    Somebody Loves Me2:55

    References

    The Complete RCA Trio Sessions Wikipedia
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