Parisian Thoroughfare Explained

Parisian Thoroughfare
Artist:	Bud Powell
Album:	The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1
Written:	1951^[1]
Recorded:	May 1, 1951
Studio:	WOR Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Blue Note
Composer:	Bud Powell

"Parisian Thoroughfare," also known as "Parisienne Thorofare," is a jazz standard composed by pianist Bud Powell.^{[2] [3] [4]} It is a contrafact of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea".

History

It was first recorded by Powell in February of 1951 for Clef Records. However, the first recording under its ultimate title was recorded on May 1 with Powell, bassist Curley Russell, and drummer Max Roach for Blue Note Records. Powell recorded it again in 1963 in France with Gilbert Rovere and Kansas Fields.^[5]

Notable recordings

• On the 1954 album Clifford Brown & Max Roach which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999^[6]
• Jacky Terrasson and Tom Harrell included the song in their 1991 album Moon and Sand.^[7]
• Terrason also covered the song in 2002 album Smile.
• On the 1968 album The Jaki Byard Experience.

References

1. Web site: Hillshafer . Linda . Stories of Standards: "Parisian Thoroughfare" by Bud Powell . KUVO . 31 March 2019.
2. Web site: Dryden . Ken . Parisian Thoroughfare . AllMusic . 31 March 2019.
3. Web site: Taylor . Mark . Parisian Thoroughfare . Hal Leonard . 31 March 2019.
4. Web site: Parisian Thoroughfare . SecondHandSongs . 31 March 2019.
5. Web site: Bud Powell Discography . 2024-01-12 . www.jazzdisco.org.
6. Web site: Hawtin . Steve . Albums from the Year 1954 . tsort - The World's Music Charts . 1 April 2019.
7. Web site: Moon & Sand - Jacky Terrasson Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic . 27 August 2020 . en-us.