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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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This is what you'll want., December 11, 2000
You won't have understood Bud Powell's music, nor his legacy, without having heard these tunes, which are all superb. Any pianist worth her or his salt has struggled through at least a handful of these. We don't complain about "background noise" on important re- cordings which were made before the dubious advent of perfectly controlled digital recordings. Instead, we are thankful that these recordings were made at all. This is as recommended as it gets. Your record collection will ne'er be perfection...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Bud at his best, March 24, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Jazz Giant (Audio CD)
this new cd release confirms Bud's place in the greats of jazz music. While his presence was reduced in the recent Ken Burn's epic on the history of jazz, (not Bud did not even get a "greatest hits" cd in that series), here he proves his status as one of the archetics of be-bop, and earns a place in the trinity of bop along with Dizzy and Bird. Bud's music, influenced by his early study of classical music, especially Baroque, layers rythems and melodies into a complex web of sound. Bud was one of the best and the selections on this cd will please and delight any fan of jazz, new or old. A true classic and (in this day of Kenny G), one of the best reissues of the year.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Tempus Fugit and So Does Bud, April 18, 2004
This review is from: Jazz Giant (Audio CD)
It would be difficult indeed to think of a jazz piano tune as exciting as the principal track on this CD, "Tempus Fugue-it." If there was ever any doubt in anyone's mind about Bud Powell's position in the jazz piano pantheon, this track should clear that up. It is simply a perpetual motion cascade of ideas presented with crystal clarity. It is as stirring a performance by a jazz pianist as you will ever hear. As an observation, compare the track with Horace Silver's "Safari," also a magnificently moving solo piece, on his first Blue Note album, "The Horace Silver Trio," which captures a similar mood through a different approach, that is part barrelhouse, part Bud. In the end, Bud was, and is, the man!
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1.0 out of 5 stars
there's a much better alternative to "Jazz Giant"
Anyone interested in "Jazz Giant" would be far better off with the less expensive Bud Powell "Complete 1947-1951 Blue Note, Verve & Roost Sessions" compilation instead.
Published 23 months ago by Ben Nevis
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5.0 out of 5 stars
All the stars of the Universe
All the stars of the Universe is my rating for this album from Bud. Bud together with Monk and probably Tadd Dameron, is bebop piano. Period.
Published on April 23, 2007 by Jazzcat
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Powell in the studio
This is music that sounds better every day. Mysterious, elemental, intellectual.
Published on September 9, 2005 by CrimeFictionBuff
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A definitive collection of the master's work
This collection of tracks, as much as any other, captures Bud Powell at the top of his form. Powell was the overlooked equal of Parker in terms of sheer musical importance and...
Published on July 10, 2001
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ludwig Van Beethoven of modern jazz.
Genious and tragic life... Bud Powell was born in a musicianfamily and learned a rudiment of piano from his father.
Published on July 10, 2000
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Bud Powell in his prime
Some great recordings (e.g., Celia) and no bad ones. Background noise is a little excessive on a few tracks. The *really* great stuff is on Blue Note, ABP, vols.
Published on February 24, 2000
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