The Complete Bud Powell on Verve


The Complete Bud Powell on Verve is a five-disc box set, released on September 27, 1994, by Verve Records, containing all of jazz pianist Bud Powell's recordings as leader for producer Norman Granz.

Track listing

''All songs were written by Bud Powell, except where noted.''

Disc one

  1. "Tempus Fugue-it" – 2:25
  2. "Celia" – 2:57
  3. "Cherokee" – 3:37
  4. "I'll Keep Loving You" – 2:40
  5. "Strictly Confidential" – 3:08
  6. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" – 2:59
  7. "So Sorry, Please" – 3:14
  8. "Get Happy" – 2:51
  9. "Sometimes I'm Happy" – 3:36
  10. "Sweet Georgia Brown" – 2:48
  11. "Yesterdays" – 2:49
  12. "April in Paris" – 3:08
  13. "Body and Soul" – 3:20
  14. "Hallelujah!" – 2:58
  15. "Tea for Two" – 4:13
  16. "Tea for Two" – 3:29
  17. "Tea for Two" – 3:46
  18. "Parisian Thoroughfare" – 2:28
  19. "Oblivion" – 2:08
  20. "Dusk in Sandi" – 2:13
  21. "Hallucinations" – 2:25
  22. "The Fruit" – 3:16
  23. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" – 3:41
  24. "Just One of Those Things" – 3:50
  25. "The Last Time I Saw Paris" – 3:18

Disc two

  1. "Moonlight in Vermont" - 3:35
  2. "Spring Is Here" - 3:27
  3. "Buttercup" - 2:59
  4. "Fantasy in Blue" - 3:04
  5. "It Never Entered My Mind" - 2:56
  6. "A Foggy Day" - 3:45
  7. "Time Was" - 4:17
  8. "My Funny Valentine" - 2:53
  9. "Like Someone in Love" - 1:39
  10. "Like Someone in Love" - 2:00
  11. "Deep Night" - 3:45
  12. "That Old Black Magic" - 0:55
  13. "That Old Black Magic - 2:27
  14. "That Old Black Magic - 2:21
  15. "That Old Black Magic - 2:54
  16. "'Round Midnight" - 5:08

Disc three

  1. "Thou Swell" - 4:06
  2. "Thou Swell" - 4:29
  3. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - 2:33
  4. "Bean and the Boys" - 3:36
  5. "Tenderly" - 0:23
  6. "Tenderly" - 3:20
  7. "How High the Moon" - 4:23
  8. "I Get a Kick out of You" - 0:35
  9. "I Get a Kick out of You" - 4:26
  10. "I Get a Kick out of You" - 3:58
  11. "The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" - 1:29
  12. "You Go to My Head" - 4:11
  13. "The Best Thing for You " - 2:41
  14. "Mediocre" - 2:55
  15. "All the Things You Are" - 3:30
  16. "Epistrophy" - 3:00
  17. "Dance of the Infidels" - 2:16
  18. "Salt Peanuts" - 2:19
  19. "Hey George" - 3:25

Disc four

  1. "Conception" - 0:09
  2. "Conception" - 3:45
  3. "Bean and the Boys" - 0:28
  4. "Bean and the Boys" - 4:04
  5. "Heart and Soul" - 2:52
  6. "Heart and Soul" - 2:31
  7. "Heart and Soul" - 3:22
  8. "Willow Grove" - 3:17
  9. "Willow Grove" - 4:27
  10. "Crazy Rhythm" - 3:32
  11. "Willow Weep for Me" - 4:40
  12. "Bean and the Boys" - 5:24
  13. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" - 3:48
  14. "East of the Sun " - 0:30
  15. "East of the Sun " - 3:58
  16. "Lady Bird" - 3:11
  17. "Lady Bird" - 0:18
  18. "Lady Bird" - 3:38
  19. "Stairway to the Stars" - 0:05
  20. "Stairway to the Stars" - 5:01
  21. "Lady Bird" - 4:44

Disc five

  1. "Lullaby in Rhythm" - 0:28
  2. "Lullaby in Rhythm" - 4:00
  3. "Star Eyes" - 3:18
  4. "Star Eyes" - 3:14
  5. "Star Eyes" - 3:52
  6. "Star Eyes" - 0:29
  7. "Star Eyes" - 3:54
  8. "Star Eyes" - 3:31
  9. "Confirmation" - 4:21
  10. "When I Fall in Love" - 1:39
  11. "My Heart Stood Still" - 3:29
  12. "Blues in the Closet" - 3:01
  13. "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" - 3:21
  14. "I Know That You Know" - 2:23
  15. "Elegy" - 2:56
  16. "Woody 'n' You" - 3:52
  17. "I Should Care" - 3:38
  18. "Now's the Time" - 4:32
  19. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - 3:58
  20. "Be-Bop" - 2:23
  21. "52nd Street Theme" - 2:23

Personnel

Performance

Bud Powell plays piano on all tracks.
February 23, 1949, disc 1, tracks 1–6. See Jazz Giant.
February 1950, disc 1, tracks 7–13. See Jazz Giant.
July 1, 1950, disc 1, tracks 14–17. See The Genius of Bud Powell.
February 1951, disc 1, tracks 18–25 - Powell solos. See The Genius of Bud Powell.
June 2, 1954, disc 2, tracks 1–4. See Bud Powell's Moods.
June 4, 1954, disc 2, tracks 5–8. See Bud Powell's Moods.
December 16, 1954, disc 2, tracks 9–16. See Jazz Original.
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
January 11, 1955, disc 3, tracks 1–6. January 12, 1955, disc 3, tracks 7–13. See Jazz Original and Bud Powell's Moods.
January 13, 1955, disc 3, tracks 14–19. See The Lonely One....
April 25, 1955, disc 4, tracks 1–11. April 27, 1955, disc 4, tracks 12–21 and disc 5, tracks 1–9. See Piano Interpretations and The Lonely One....
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
September 13, 1956, disc 5, tracks 10–21. See Blues in the Closet.

Production