Bud Powell's Moods
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| Studio album by Bud Powell | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | June 2 & 4, 1954, January 12, 1955 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:14 | |||
| Label | Norgran | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Bud Powell's Moods is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released in 1956 by Norgran, featuring sessions that Powell recorded in 1954 and 1955.
The album was re-issued by Verve, and released as a CD replica by Verve (Japan) in 2006 (POCJ-2740). The sessions (with alternate takes) are also available on CD on The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1994) box set.
The sessions on this album mark the beginning of a two-year period (from June 1954 to September 1956) when Powell recorded exclusively for Norman Granz at Fine Sound Studios in New York.
The two Powell compositions, "Buttercup" (named after Powell's childhood friend Altevia Edwards) and "Fantasy in Blue", are both up-tempo, in contrast to the generally mellow mood of the rest of the album.
All songs were written by Bud Powell, except where noted.
June 2, 1954, Fine Sound Studios, New York, side A tracks 1-4.
June 4, 1954, Fine Sound Studios, New York, side A tracks 5-6 and side B tracks 1-2.
January 12, 1955, Fine Sound Studios, New York, side B tracks 3-5.
The two June 1954 sessions were originally released on a 10" LP called The Artistry of Bud Powell on Norgran in 1954.
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