',Round About Midnight at the Blue Note

Jazz / BopBud Powell - pianoPierre Michelot - bass/basseKenny Clarke - drums/batterieThe music on this CD (released for the first time in 1994) features a group accurately dubbed "the Three Bosses." Comprised of pianist Bud Powell, bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Kenny Clarke, this was a tight trio that lived up to its potential. The innovative pianist is in excellent form, performing four Thelonious Monk tunes along with four jazz standards. Highpoints include "Shaw Nuff" and "Night in Tunisia." The only problem is the brevity of this CD which at 35 minutes should have been twice as long. ---Scott Yanow, AMGBud PowellActive Decades: "40s, "50s and "60sBorn: Sep 27, 1924 in New York, NYDied: Jul 31, 1966 in New York, NYGenre: JazzStyles: BopOne of the giants of the jazz piano, Bud Powell changed the way that virtually all post-swing pianists play their instruments. He did away with the left hand striding that had been considered essential earlier and used his left hand to state chords on an irregular basis. His right often played speedy single-note lines, essentially transforming Charlie Parker"s vocabulary to the piano (although he developed parallel to "Bird").Tragically, Bud Powell was a seriously ill genius. After being encouraged and tutored to an extent by his friend Thelonious Monk at jam sessions in the early "40s, Powell was with Cootie Williams" orchestra during 1943-1945. In a racial incident, he was beaten on the head by police