| Return to Birdland, 64 | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Earl Bud Powell |
| Cover: | Return to Birdland.jpg |
| Caption: | Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 9 |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | September 30, 1964 |
| Venue: | Birdland, NYC |
| Genre: | Bebop |
| Label: | Mythic Sound |
| Prev Title: | Holidays in Edenville, 64 |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Award at Birdland, 64 |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Chronology: | Bud Powell |
Return to Birdland, 64, also known as Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 9, is a live album by American jazz pianist Bud Powell, recorded at Birdland on September 30, 1964 and was released by Mythic Sound in 1989. Powell's trio features rhythm section John Ore and J. C. Moses.[1]
Francis Paudras wrote in his book Dance of the Infidels that he recorded Powell's Birdland sessions using a bootleg microphone he attached to the club's piano microphone. This enabled Powell to cue the song titles directly to Paudras to record. At one point Powell had to ask over the microphone what tune he was playing in the middle of his solo, as he suffered from severe amnesia at the time.[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote positively of the album, rating it 4 out of 4 stars and praising its "quiet joy."[3]