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Swingin' with Bud

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Swingin' with Bud
Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedFebruary 11, 1957
GenreJazz
Length39:21
LabelRCA Victor
Bud Powell chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
DownBeat[2]

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.[3]

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

Reception

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

Track listing

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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
  1. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Gillespie) – 3:18
  2. "Oblivion" – 2:34
  3. "In the Blue of the Evening" (Alfonso D'Artega, Tom Adair) – 3:27
  4. "Get It" – 3:08
  5. "Birdland Blues" – 4:22
  6. "Midway" – 3:09

Personnel

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

Performance

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Swingin' with Bud - Bud Powell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Gold, Don (July 10, 1958). "Swingin' with Bud". DownBeat. pp. 28, 29.
  3. ^ Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Bud Powell Catalog (RCA Victor LPM 1507)". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2009-06-17.