Earl Bud Powell – Cookin' At Saint-Germain, 57-59
Mythic Sound MS 6003-2
Earl Bud Powell – Vol. 3
France 1989
00:00 1 Bud On Bach (Bud Powell)
01:02
06:10
13:56
16:31
19:24
22:14
25:45
31:31
36:55
41:22
44:51
47:46
50:18
53:08
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Kenny Clarke
Piano – Bud Powell
Tenor Saxophone – Barney Wilen (tracks: 8, 9, 11 to 14)
Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: 10, 11, 13, 14)
1-3: "Club St. Germain", Paris, France, between November 1 & 14, 1957
4, 10-14: "Club St. Germain", Paris, France, November 7, 1959
5-6: Blue Note, Paris, France, December 12, 1959
7: Blue Note, Paris, France, 1959
8, 15: "Studios de la Radio Television Francaise", Paris, France, 1959
9: "Club St. Germain", Paris, France, 1959
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow:
For the third of ten CDs taken from tapes donated by Francis audras, pianist Bud Powell is heard in generally excellent form. Most of his performances (all of which were recorded in Paris in 1957 or 1959) feature the bebop innovator in a trio with bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Kenny Clarke; four of the songs add the always-joyous trumpet of Clark Terry and three of those pieces also feature Barney Wilen on tenor. The sound quality is decent and Bud Powell was definitely "on" for these jams.