Sweet and lovely 00:00 Swing Napoli 03:10 Bud Powell (piano) see also Bud Powell & Charles Mingus Quintet, Antibes jazz Festival, July 13th, 1960 • Bud Powell & Charles M...
I listen the modern piano players and many of them have excellent technique and chops but they lack what so many of the masters have..real soul and feeling. Buds ability and expression puts him on another plane and raises the level of the melody and changes
Bud Powell influenced many of the great jazz pianists including Bill Evans. Evans said “If I had to choose one single musician for his artistic integrity, for the incomparable originality of his creation and the grandeur of his work, it would be Bud Powell. He was in a class by himself” - Bill Evans
The second tune that Bud plays here is a amalgamation of two of his compositions: the "A" part is from "Monopoly", and the Bridge is from "Marmalade", respectively Tracks 5 and 4 of his 1958 album "Time Waits".
Oh yes indeed Ronald ! See him playing , hi express with body and soul....i adore this short video , two wonderful piece , just heavenly....G'day ! I wish you all the best . Cheers !
notice how he rarely if ever looks down at the piano, and every part of his body is almost motionless except for his arms and fingers (not hands or wrists). No one will ever beat Art Tatum or Oscar Peterson for technical perfection, but there's a reason why people considered Bud an unmatched virtuoso, and that's on display for only a fraction of a moment here. This man is playing almost entirely by touch, ear, and intuition.
