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| | Remembering Bud Powell | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Stretch Records | | Release Date : | | 1997-02-18 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.99 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Bouncing with Bud
2. Mediocre
3. Willow Grove
4. Dusk in Saudi
5. Obilivion
6. Bud Powell
7. I'll Keep Loving You
8. Glass Enclosure
9. Tempus Fugit
10. Celia
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Good addition to Jazz Collection
Submitted on: 2009-07-02 |
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| This is a super tribute to Bud Powell. I wasn't a big Chick Corea fan but changed my mind. This is a great CD to add to any jazz lovers collection. |
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 Pure jazz --- a very satisfying album
Submitted on: 2005-01-12 |
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It's good to know that Chick Corea is recording more albums in the acoustic format, and I hope it stays that way. His solos are best heard on acoustic piano, and this Powell tribute attests to his gift for inventive improvisations. There is much energy on this recording, slowing down only on "I'll Keep Loving You" and picking up again on "Tempus Fugit", before Corea closes the album with a pretty good solo piano take on "Celia."
I find, though, that Corea's piano sounds rather bright and thin --- some will call it "crisp" -- compared to that on "The Mad Hatter" and "Three Quartets."
Overall, this is a very satisfying album.
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 Distinctly modern take
Submitted on: 2003-07-03 |
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| Without a doubt, demonstrated by his involvement with a number of Bud Powell projects over the years, Corea has been deeply involved with,and inspired by, Powell's music, down to the smallest nuances. Interestingly, Corea does not pay tribute with a "Powellesque" sound, but a very contemporary/free take on Powell classics that is often fresh, sometimes harsh, occasionally beautiful. Fascinating that Corea chose to record a quintet arrangement of the bizarre and disturbing "Mediocre", which Powell himself performed in 1955 (Verve). It is hard to tell if Powell was sick, or the song is ahead of its time. Nevertheless, Corea loves this tune. (He also chose "Mediocre" as one of Powell's best works, in his role as producer of a Powell anthology). The lasting impression, whether you like this Corea recording or not, is that Powell's music is timeless. |
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Virtuosity with soul
Submitted on: 2000-06-06 |
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| This is one of my all time favorite Chick Corea CD's, along with The Time Warp. If you buy this CD expecting to hear Bud Powell clones, you will be disappointed. But if you're looking for hip new renditions of old classics, full of energy and enthusiasm, this one's for you. The musicians really interact well together. Joshua Redman's performance on this session is mind boggling. All of his solos organically evolve from concise motives, but take so many unpredictable turns that I get more out of them every time I listen. All of the musicians play with finesse, listen to each other well, and technique ceases to be a limitation. To me, this session has all of the energy of Giant Steps, without sounding like an exercise in technical virtuosity as an end in itself. |
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It Goes On and On
Submitted on: 1999-03-05 |
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| I respect much of this album. I think there are some very good moments. However, something of the essence of Bud Powell is missing. With Bud Powell, there was a focus. On this CD, I sense near misses. Corea records with what I consider to be a very thin piano sound and overbearing drums and I dont find myself reaching for this as much as I had thought I would. I find Corea at his best on his own material which he seems to bring together better. |
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