Bud Plays Bird


Bud Plays Bird is a studio album by the jazz pianist Bud Powell, recorded late 1957/early 1958 for Roulette, but unreleased until 1996, when it was rediscovered by Michael Cuscuna and released by Blue Note as part of The Blue Note Collection.

Track listing

All songs were written by Charlie Parker, except where noted.
  1. "Big Foot" – 6:24
  2. "Shaw 'Nuff" – 4:10
  3. "Buzzy" – 4:02
  4. "Yardbird Suite" – 4:04
  5. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" – 4:27
  6. "Confirmation" – 5:50
  7. "Billie's Bounce" – 4:02
  8. "Ko Ko" – 5:40
  9. "Barbados"—4:09
  10. "Dewey Square" – 4:14
  11. "Moose the Mooche" – 3:37
  12. "Ornithology" – 5:06
  13. "Scrapple from the Apple" – 3:51
  14. "Salt Peanuts" – 2:41
  15. "Big Foot" – 3:30

Personnel

Performance

October 14, 1957, tracks 2–4, 6, 8, 11, 14. December 2, 1957, tracks 7, 12. January 30, 1958, tracks 1, 5, 9–10, 13, 15. New York.

Production