Parisian Thoroughfare

"Parisian Thoroughfare," also known as "Parisienne Thorofare," is a jazz standard composed by pianist Bud Powell. It is a contrafact of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea".

History

It was first recorded by Powell in February of 1951 for Clef Records. However, the first recording under its ultimate title was recorded on May 1 with Powell, bassist Curley Russell, and drummer Max Roach for Blue Note Records. Powell recorded it again in 1963 in France with Gilbert Rovere and Kansas Fields.

On the 1954 album Clifford Brown & Max Roach which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999
Jacky Terrasson and Tom Harrell included the song in their 1991 album Moon and Sand.
Terrason also covered the song in 2002 album Smile.
On the 1968 album The Jaki Byard Experience.
On the 1965 album by salsa pianist Ricardo Ray On The Scene with Ricardo Ray Vol. 2 he first plays the tune with his trio as an instrumental straight ahead jazz piece which then breaks into a mambo featuring vocalist Chivirico Davila and trumpeter Ray Maldonado.