Jazz for aficionados
Great posts and commentary about Tatum and Christian. Also great how it all puts things in a good historical perspective. For me, it makes a huge difference in helping more fully understand and appreciate the artists that followed. If Tatum was instrumental in planting the seeds of bebop piano, Bud Powell was one of the players who, along with Bird and Dizzy, were at the front of the pack more fully defining the music. Amazing piano player who was heavily influenced by Tatum (twenty years his senior) and who was probably the only one at the time who could challenge Tatum in sheer virtuosity. While Tatum’s incredible use of “flourishes” (Rok) sometimes seems to take his playing somewhat away from the kind of vibe we usually associate with Jazz piano, Powell’s playing, as a beautiful example of the evolution of the music, fits my “Jazz ears” more comfortably if not necessarily leaving them more impressed. Great article on Powell with links to commentary by Jazz greats: https://legacy.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/powell.html Some “must have” (😊) Bud Powell: https://youtu.be/_zTokThNmPg https://youtu.be/_YKLYC-PKj8 https://youtu.be/zrUuyTymA_A |
Will try to get the 'Scene changes' album. This one I can recommend too... Essen Jazz Festival, Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax; Bud Powell - piano, Oscar Pettiford - bass; Kenny Clarke - drums; June 2, 1960 https://youtu.be/MApld1m41PU https://youtu.be/GwdSWNgcbYY https://youtu.be/6AadYKvxi0I https://youtu.be/OUGA2WhO83k |
