The Essen Jazz Festival Concert Explained

The Essen Jazz Festival Concert
Type:	live
Artist:	Bud Powell and Coleman Hawkins
Cover:	The Essen Jazz Festival Concert.jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	April 2, 1960
Venue:	Essen, Germany
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	51:14
Label:	Black Lion
Producer:	Alan Bates
Prev Title:	Inner Fires
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Early Years of a Genius, 44–48
Next Year:	1989
Chronology:	Bud Powell

The Essen Jazz Festival Concert is a live album by jazz pianist Bud Powell and saxophone player Coleman Hawkins compiled from a live concert by the two artists, joined by Oscar Pettiford on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums.

The album was well received by critics, with Joseph Neff writing, "a safe bet that modern jazz fans will welcome this addition to their shelves" and giving the album an A-.^[1] Jazz critic Scott Yanow described Powell's performance as "top form" and described his trio as "all-star."

Track listing

1. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) – 4:46
2. "Blues in the Closet" (Harry Babasin, Oscar Pettiford) – 5:53
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronnell) – 4:27
4. "John's Abbey" (Powell) – 3:49
5. "Salt Peanuts" (Kenny Clarke, Gillespie) – 5:00
6. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:51
7. "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 6:16
8. "Yesterdays" (Kern, Otto Harbach) – 6:37
9. "Stuffy" (Hawkins) – 7:35

Personnel

Performance

• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone (6–9)
• Bud Powell – piano
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

Production

• Erik Wiedemann – liner notes
• Alan Bates – producer
• Rick Simenson – design
• Chuck Stewart – photography, cover photo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neff . Joseph . 2018-03-27 . Graded on a Curve: Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert . 2023-12-21 . The Vinyl District . en-US.