Award at Birdland, 64 explained

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Award at Birdland, 64
Type:live
Artist:Bud Powell
Caption:Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 10
Released:1989
Recorded:October 1, 1964
Venue:Birdland, NYC
Genre:Bebop
Label:Mythic Sound
Prev Title:Return to Birdland, 64
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note
Next Year:1994

Award at Birdland, 64, also known as Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 10, is a live album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, recorded at Birdland on October 1, 1964, with bassist John Ore and drummer J. C. Moses. It was released by the Mythic Sound label in 1989.

Critical reception

Scott Yanow noted that "the recording quality is quite erratic" and described it as "not the strongest Bud Powell set available," but also commented that "this interesting release hints at what might have been and shows that Powell could still play well this late in his troubled life."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave a higher rating and described Powell's performances at Birdland as "the last great sessions of his life."[1]

Track listing

  1. Presentation of Shaeffer Award
  2. "The Best Thing for You" (Irving Berlin)
  3. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
  4. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk)
  5. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye)
  6. "Back Home Again in Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
  7. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
  8. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  9. "Monopoly" (Powell)
  10. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper)
  11. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing)[2]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cook, Richard . . Morton . Brian . 1994 . Penguin . 1063–1064.
  2. Web site: Bud Powell Discography . 2024-01-10 . www.jazzdisco.org.