AMG Review of Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 [Expanded]

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

This CD gives one a strong sampling of pianist Bud Powell at his best. Powell is heard on a classic session with trumpeter Fats Navarro and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins (which is highlighted by exciting versions of "Dance of the Infidels," "52nd Street Theme," and "Bouncing With Bud") and in a trio for "Over the Rainbow" and his intense "Un Poco Loco." [The 2001 reissue offers nine alternate takes: two versions of "Bouncing With Bud," "It Could Happen to You," "A Night in Tunisia," "Ornithology," "Dance of the Infidels," "Wail," and two versions of "Un Poco Loco."]~ Scott Yanow, Rovi