Artist: 
Bud Powell

Bud Powell’s Moods

Verve Vault Vinyl
€29,99

Release date: 11 December 2026

"Bud Powell's Moods" (Mercury, 1955) highlights the influential bebop pianist at a special time, becoming an exclusive artist for jazz impresario Norman Granz's Norgran and Verve labels. Excerpted from three sessions over a six-month period in 1954 and 1955 (with support from bassists George Duvivier, Percy Heath and Lloyd Trotman and drummers Art Taylor and Art Blakey)

combine Powell's technical brilliance with rhythmic precision and a distinctive melodic language. Pieces such as "Parisienne Thorofare," "Oblivion," and "Hallucinations" sit alongside standards including "Tea for Two," "Hallelujah," "Just One of Those Things," and "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." "Bud Powell's Moods" is a stirring reminder of why he was one of the most incisive jazz pianists of his generation.

 

Verve Vault Series: Cut and mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Optimal. Single sleeve with iconic original artwork.

 

Tracklisting

A1. Parisienne Thorofare
A2. Oblivion
A3. Dusk In Sandi
A4. Hallucinations
A5. The Fruit

B1. Tea For Two
B2. Hallelujah
B3. The Last Time I Saw Paris
B4. Just One Of Those Things
B5. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

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Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"
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