Jazz Giant

History

The first session, with Ray Brown and Max Roach, took place on February 23, 1949, after Powell obtained a temporary release from Creedmoor State Hospital where he was receiving psychiatric treatment, and represents his second recording date as leader (the first being his Roost session in 1947 – see Bud Powell Trio). The second, with Curley Russell and Roach, is from February 1950, post-dating his first Blue Note session for The Amazing Bud Powell.

Track listing

All songs were written by Bud Powell, except where noted.

1. "Tempus Fugue-it" (aka "Tempus Fugit") – 2:29
2. "Celia" – 3:01
3. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 3:39
4. "I'll Keep Loving You" – 2:43
5. "Strictly Confidential" – 3:10
6. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Bronislaw Kaper, Gus Kahn, Walter Jurmann) – 3:02
7. "So Sorry Please" – 3:18
8. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:55
9. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:40
10. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 2:51
11. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 2:53
12. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 3:12
13. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 3:21

Personnel

Performance

• Bud Powell – piano February 23, 1949, tracks 1–6.
• Ray Brown – bass (except track 4 – Powell solo)
• Max Roach – drums (except track 4 – Powell solo) February 1950, tracks 7–13.
• Curley Russell – bass (except track 11 – Powell solo)
• Max Roach – drums (except track 11 – Powell solo)

Production

• Norman Granz – producer
• David Stone Martin – cover design

Release history

All of the tracks on Jazz Giant apart from "Cherokee" were first released in album form on two 10" LPs in 1950: Piano Solos and Piano Solos #2, the latter LP also having two tracks ("Tea for Two" and "Hallelujah!") from a separate session not on Jazz Giant. "Cherokee" had only previously appeared as a single and on The Jazz Scene, a compilation album featuring various artists.

''Piano Solos'' 10" LP (MG 35012, MGC 102, MGC 502)

1. "Tempus Fugue-It" – 2:29

2. "I'll Keep Loving You" – 2:43

3. "Celia" – 3:01

4. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Kaper, Kahn, Jurmann) – 3:02

5. "Yesterdays" (Kern, Harbach) – 2:53

6. "Strictly Confidential" – 3:10 February 23, 1949, side A tracks 1–3, side B tracks 1, 3.

• Ray Brown – bass
• Max Roach – drums February 1950, side B track 2 – Powell solo.

''Piano Solos #2'' 10" LP (MGC 507)

1. "So Sorry Please" – 3:18

2. "April in Paris" (Duke, Harburg) – 3:13

3. "Get Happy" (Arlen, Koehler) – 2:55

4. "Tea For Two" – 3:49

5. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Pinkard, Casey) – 2:51

6. "Body and Soul" (Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton) – 3:24

7. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Youmans, Caesar) – 3:40

8. "Hallelujah!" – 2:59 February 1950, side A tracks 1–3, side B tracks 1–3.

• Curley Russell – bass
• Max Roach – drums July 1, 1950, side A track 4, side B track 4
• Ray Brown – bass
• Buddy Rich – drums

References

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