AMG Review of Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 [Expanded]

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

The influential bebop pioneer (who not only set the standard for bop pianists but largely invented the style) is heard on fine trio performances from 1951 (with bassist Curly Russell and drummer Max Roach) and 1953 (during which he is matched with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Art Taylor). Highlights include "A Night in Tunisia," "Reets and I," "I Want to Be Happy," and "Glass Enclosure." [The 2001 reissue offers six alternate takes: two versions of "Autumn in New York," two versions of "Reets and I," "Sure Thing," and "Collard Greens and Black-Eyed Peas."]