Bud Powell, piano ; Fats Navarro, trumpet ; Curtis Fuller, trombone ; Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone ; Tommy Potter, Curley Russell, George Duvivier, Paul Chambers, bass ; Roy Haynes, Max Roach, Arthur Taylor, drums
Title on container (v. 3): Bud!
Most works composed by Bud Powell.
Compact discs.
Program notes by Leonard Feather and Bob Blumenthal inserted in containers.
Recorded Aug. 8, 1949, May 1, 1951, and Aug. 14, 1953 at WOR Studios, New York City and Aug. 3, 1957 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
v. 1. Bouncing with Bud ; Wail ; Dance of the infidels ; 52nd Street theme / Thelonious Monk ; You go to my head / J.F. Coots, H. Gillespie ; Ornithology / C. Parker, B. Harris ; Bouncing with Bud (alternate take #1) ; Bouncing with Bud (alternate take #2) ; Wail (alternate take) ; Dance of the infidels (alternate take) ; Ornithology (alternate take) ; Un poco loco ; Over the rainbow / H. Arlen, E.Y. Harburg ; A night in Tunisia / D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli ; It could happen to you / J. Van Heusen, J. Burke ; Parisian thoroughfare ; Un poco loco (alternate take #1) ; Un poco loco (alternate take #2) ; A night in Tunisia (alternate take) ; It could happen to you (alternate take) -- v. 2. Autumn in New York / Vernon Duke ; Reets and I / Benny Harris ; Sure thing / J. Kern, I. Gershwin ; Collard greens and black eyed peas / Oscar Pettiford ; Polka dots and moonbeams / J. Van Heusen, J. Burke ; I want to be happy / V. Youmans, I. Caesar ; Audrey / Bud Powell ; Glass enclosure / Bud Powell ; I've got you under my skin / Cole Porter ; Autumn in New York (alternate take #1) ; Autumn in New York (alternate take #2) ; Reets and I (alternate take #1) ; Reets and I (alternate take #2) ; Sure thing (alternate take) ; Collard greens and black-eyed peas (alternate take) -- v. 3. Some soul ; Blue pearl ; Frantic fancies ; Bud on Bach ; Keepin' in the groove ; Idaho / Jesse Stone ; Don't blame me / J. McHugh, D. Fields ; Moose the mooche / Charlie Parker ; Blue pearl (alternate take)