Swingin' with Bud explained

Swingin' with Bud
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bud Powell
Cover:	Bud Powell - Swingin with Bud (album cover).jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	February 11, 1957
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:21
Label:	RCA Victor
Prev Title:	Blues in the Closet
Prev Year:	1958
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Swingin' with Bud is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released in 1958 by RCA Victor, featuring a session Powell recorded in 1957.^[1]

The album was released on CD by RCA in 1995. The session is also available on The Complete RCA Trio Sessions.

Reception

Don Gold of DownBeat remarked, "Powell deserves better representation" and awarded the album 2.5 stars out of five.^[2]

Track listing

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

1. "Another Dozen" (George Duvivier)  - 3:30
2. "'Almost Like Being In Love"  - 4:59
3. "Salt Peanuts" (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke)  - 2:24
4. "She" (George Shearing)  - 5:11
5. "Swedish Pastry" (Barney Kessel)  - 3:19
6. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Gillespie)  - 3:18
7. "Oblivion"  - 2:34
8. "In the Blue of the Evening" (Alfonso D'Artega, Tom Adair)  - 3:27
9. "Get It"  - 3:08
10. "Birdland Blues"  - 4:22
11. "Midway"  - 3:09

Personnel

February 11, 1957, New York. The Bud Powell Trio.

Performance

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

Production

• Burt Goldblatt  - cover design & photo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Togashi, Nobuaki . Matsubayashi, Kohji . Hatta, Masayuki . Bud Powell Catalog (RCA Victor LPM 1507). . 2009-06-17 .
2. Gold . Don . July 10, 1958 . Swingin' with Bud . . 28, 29.