Bud Powell in Paris is a studio album by
jazz pianist
Bud Powell, recorded in Paris for
Reprise in February 1963 and released in 1964.[2]
History
The album was produced by
Duke Ellington with financial support from
Frank Sinatra. Powell played the tune "
Satin Doll" by ear after Ellington sang it to him during the session.[3]
In a review for
AllMusic,
Ron Wynn noted Powell's "uneven but often astonishing piano work," and wrote: "the vast majority of selections are performed with flair and conviction."[5]
Writer
Ira Gitler commented: "this album stands far above the painful Victors and Verves of the 1954–1956 period and is more like early Powell than the Blue Notes of the late fifties."[10]
A writer for Billboard stated that Powell plays "smoothly and most brightly," and is "capable of conveying the subtlest of jazz moods."[11]
Trevor Tolley of Coda remarked: "On 'How High the Moon' there is plenty of dash, but the fingering is not good... The record pointed to a decided decline."[12]
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.