Bud Powell, piano ; with Bud Powell Trio (Oscar Pettiford, Franklin Skeets, Charles Mingus, George Duvivier, or Curley Russell, bass ; Roy Haynes, Sonny Payne, Art Taylor, or Max Roach, drums) ; with individual appearances by: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Candido
"Collects almost all of Powell's known 1953 recordings from the club", extensively remastered by Michael Anderson.
Recorded live at Birdland, New York City, 1953: Disc 1: Feb. 7 (tracks 1-4), Feb. 14 (tracks 5-10), Mar. 7 (tracks 11-16); Disc 2 Mar. 21 (tracks 1-7), May 16 (tracks 8-9), May 23 (track 10), May 30 (tracks 11-15), June 20 (tracks 16-17); Disc 3 July 11 (Tracks 1), August 29 (track 2), September 5 (tracks 3-7), September 19 (tracks 8-11), September 26 (tracks 12-16).
Disc 1. Theme: Lullaby of Birdland -- Announcer introduction / George Sheating (:50) -- Tea for two / Youmans and Caesar (5:38) -- It could happen to you / Burke and van Heusen (3:34) -- Bean and the boys / Hawkins [previously listed as Lover come back to me](6:59) -- Theme: Lullaby of Birdland / Sheating (2:57) -- I want to be happy / Youmans and Caesar (3:32) -- Embraceable you / George and Ira Gershwin (4:16) -- I've got you under my skin / Porter (2:44) -- Ornithology / Parker and Harris (2:59) -- Theme: Lullaby of Birdland / Sheating (0:47) -- Theme: Lullaby of Birdland / Sheating (1:46) -- Hallelujah / Gray, Robin, and Youmans (2:51) -- I've got you under my skin / Porter (2:43) -- Embraceable you / George and Ira Gershwin (4:37) -- How high the moon-Ornithology / Lewis and Hamilton ; Parker and Harris (3:00) -- Budo / Davis and Powell (2:05)
Disc 2. I want to be happy / Youmans and Caesar (3:12) -- I've got you under my skin / Porter (2:35) -- Sure thing / George and Ira Gershwin (3:12) -- Embraceable you / George and Ira Gershwin (3:36) -- Woody 'n' you / Gillespie (2:39) -- Salt peanuts / Gillespie and Clarke (4:21) -- Theme: Lullaby of Birdland / Sheating (1:16) -- Woody 'n' you / Gillespie (6:28) -- Salt peanuts / Gillespie and Clarke (3:25) -- Dance of the infidels / Powell (5:31) -- I've got you under my skin / Porter (2:38) -- Autumn in New York / Duke (2:13) -- I want to happy / Youmans and Caesar (4:24) -- Moose the mooche / Parker (5:01) -- Cheryl / Parker (7:04) -- Budo / Powell (3:04) -- My heart stood still / Rodgers and Hart (3:00)
Disc. 3. Dance of the infidels / Powell (4:08) -- Dance of the infidels / Powell (4:52) -- Un poco loco / Powell (4:24) -- Parisian thoroughfare / Powell (2:58) -- Dance of the infidels / Powell (2:58) -- Glass enclosure / Powell (2:25) -- My heart stood still / Rodgers and Hart (2:46) -- Parisian thoroughfare / Powell (3:20) -- Dance of the infidels / Powell (2:42) -- Un poco loco / Powell (3:31) -- Oblivion / Powell (2:40) -- Parisian thoroughfare / Powell (3:55) -- Dance of the infidels / Powell (3:06) -- Embraceable you / George and Ira Gershwin (4:15) -- Un poco loco / Powell (4:03) -- Oblivion / Powell (2:44)