Tempus Fugue-It [Box set]

Tempus Fugue-It [Box set]

ASIN: B00005CBXV

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. You Talk a Little Trash

2. Floogie Boo

3. I Don't Know

4. Gotta Do Some War Work

5. My Old Flame

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Jay Bird

2. Jay Bird [Alternate Take]

3. Coppin' the Bop

4. Jay Jay

5. Mad Bebop

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Nice Work If You Can Get It

2. Everything Happens to Me

3. Donna Lee

4. Chasin' the Bird

5. Cheryl

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Taking a Chance on Love

2. Fine and Dandy

3. Fine and Dandy [Alternate Take]

4. So Sorry, Please

5. Get Happy

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK budget priced box-set for one of the giants of the jazz piano of whom Bill Evans said 'His insight and talent were unmatched in hard-core, true jazz'. Bud Powell has also been described as being the most brilliant of bebop pianists, the only modern jazz musician who equalled the supersonic speed and creativity of Charlie Parker. Four discs, 'Blue Garden Blues' featuring material recorded between 1944-46, 'Bud's Bubble' 1946-47, 'I'll Keep Loving You' 1947-50 & 'So Sorry Please' 1950, featuring 86 digitally remastered tracks compiled by Joop Visser. Includes 48 page illustrated booklet.

Tracks:

You Talk a Little Trash
Floogie Boo
I Don't Know
Gotta Do Some War Work
My Old Flame
Sweet Lorraine
Echoes of Harlem
Honeysuckle Rose
Roll 'Em
Smack Me
Blue Garden Blues
Man I Love
Reverse the Charges
September in the Rain
Long Tall Dexter
Dexter Rides Again
I Can't Escape From You
Dexter Digs In
If You Could See Me Now
I Can Make You Love Me If You Let Me
You're Not the Kind
My Kinda Love

Tracks:

Jay Bird
Jay Bird [Alternate Take]
Coppin' the Bop
Jay Jay
Mad Bebop
Bebop in Pastel
Fool's Fancy
Bombay
Ray's Idea
Serenade to a Square
Good Kick
Seven Up
Blues in Bebop
Boppin' a Riff
Fat Boy
Everything's Cool
Webb City
I'll Remember April
(Back Home Again In) Indiana
Somebody Loves Me
I Should Care
Bud's Bubble
Off Minor

Tracks:

Nice Work If You Can Get It
Everything Happens to Me
Donna Lee
Chasin' the Bird
Cheryl
Buzzy
Tempus Fugit
Celia
Cherokee
I'll Keep Loving You
Strictly Confidential
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
Bouncing with Bud
Wail
Dance of the Infidels
52nd Street Theme
You Go to My Head
Ornithology
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
Sonny Side
Bud's Blues
Sunset
Strike up the Band
I Want to Be Happy

Tracks:

Taking a Chance on Love
Fine and Dandy
Fine and Dandy [Alternate Take]
So Sorry, Please
Get Happy
Sometimes I'm Happy
Sweet Georgia Brown
Yesterdays
April in Paris
Body and Soul
'Round Midnight
Street Beat
Out of Nowhere
Ornithology
I'll Remember April
Hallelujah
Tea for Two

Album Description

UK budget priced box-set for one of the giants of the jazz piano of whom Bill Evans said 'His insight and talent were unmatched in hard-core, true jazz'. Bud Powell has also been described as being the most brilliant of bebop pianists, the only modern jazz musician who equalled the supersonic speed and creativity of Charlie Parker. Four discs, 'Blue Garden Blues' featuring material recorded between 1944-46, 'Bud's Bubble' 1946-47, 'I'll Keep Loving You' 1947-50 & 'So Sorry Please' 1950, featuring 86 digitally remastered tracks compiled by Joop Visser. Includes 48 page illustrated booklet.

Album Details

4CD box set featuring 86 tracks documenting the early years of the legendary jazz pianist. Over four hours of music are here along with a 48 page booklet that includes rare pictures and discography.

Customer Reviews:

Essential, affordable Bud Powell.......2007-06-15

I own almost 40 Bud Powell albums, and try to learn as many of his compositions as time permits. I have the Complete Bud Powell on Blue Note and on Verve, and even most of his Mythic Sounds LPs from France and New York in the early '60s. As much as I love late Bud Powell, I can state that this is the one box set to have if you're having only one. If you're interested in later Bud, get the complete Blue Note Box or find Live in Lausanne and Blues for Bouffemont. Proper presents a very informative booklet about Bud's brilliance and troubled career. This was issued right after British copyrights expired on Bud's first recordings for Vogue, Savoy, Blue Note, Prestige, and Verve expired there. Nothing after 1950 is included. Still, this contains his first recordings (with Cootie Williams) and all the sides that initially made Bud famous (Webb City, Off Minor, Indiana, Nice Work If You Can Get It, plus the Fats Navarro/Sonny Rollins sessions for Blue Note, early Dexter Gordon sessions, some collaborations with Charlie Parker, the Sonny Stitt/J.J. Johnson sessions for Prestige, and some of his first Verve classics).

When Bud Powell was Bud Powell.......2006-12-21

"Tempus Fugue-it" is a comprehensive collection of the recordings that established Bud Powell as a genuis bebop innovator who stood at the summit of bebop piano playing and composing. Powell's playing is absolutely passionate on every track. The collection also illustrates the supreme level of Powell's compositional accomplishment - Powell wrote complicated melodies (some of his tunes use five different themes) using (or establishing) very advanced harmonic structures that became the essence of bebop.

Powell's later recordings vary in quality - the Blue Note "Amazing Bud Powell" series includes a few must-haves (for me, volume 1 of that series) and there are other later recordings showcasing Powell's astonishing pianism, as well those periods during which it was difficult for Powell to make coherent music (for example, "Stricly Confidential" on Black Lion).

Among the more than 25 Bud Powell CD's in my collection, "Tempus Fugue-It" is hands down the best.

Simply Amazing!.......2003-04-17

This box set of Bud Powell focuses on the early recordings from 1944-1950,displaying the great bebop pianist at the very height of his career.The box set includes four compact disc(86 recordings) and a very nice 48 page illustrated booklet.If you've never really heard this genius of a pianist, this is wonderful introduction to the man who in my opinion was equal to or dare I say better than charlie parker!Powells playing on this set is nothing short of incredible in its creative flow and spontaneity, a must have for any bebop connoisseur.

Amazing collection.......2002-02-10

This boxed set is full of incredible gems by Powell with many other giants of jazz (Cootie Williams, Dexter Gordon, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Sonny Stit, Fats Navarro, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, etc.). There are cuts on this collection, especially on CD#4, that are up there with the best piano playing I have ever heard (that from a listener, not a player). My collection includes many great piano players - Evans, Tatum, Hines, Wilson, Peterson, Tyner, Garner, Brubeck and many others, but listening to this cd along with the Blue Note Best of Bud Powell (which picks up where Tempus Fugue-It leaves off - acting as a fifth CD in the set) convinces me that Powell ranks with the very best.

I have noticed that some reviewers complain when the sound quality of old recordings is not very good (eg: Okeh Ellington - which is one of my favorites). I am no expert on modern digital sound magic, but I do know that the sound quality varies on this collection. Some cuts have fairly poor sound quality.

Also, I have found two errors on the set. One is on track 19, disc 1, where a fragment of the end of the song is left floating between tracks - an editing error. The other is the reverse listing (booklet and CD jacket) of the songs "Dance of the Infidels" and "52nd Street Theme" - tracks 15 and 16 on disc 4, which actually play in the order of 16 then 15.

However, despite the poor quality of a few of the cuts, and the minor errors, the music is so awesome, that it makes little difference to this listener. It is clearly a 5-star set!

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