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In Reply to: RE: Bud Powell appreciation day... posted by kuma on July 24, 2017 at 02:11:53
A story that might interest you. I recently acquired (via Ebay) a couple of open reel tapes of a Bud Powell trio recording of "Portrait of Thelonious." According to Wikipedia, this was originally recorded in 1961 in a Paris Studio. Bud's sidemen were Kenny Clarke on drums and Pierre Michelot on bass.
For some reason this performance was subsequently (1965) released by Columbia as a live performance, complete with fake audience applause. What I have are two 15 ips 2-track tapes ostensibly from Columbia Recording Studios, dated 12/14/64, produced by Teo Macero (!), marked "SPIRAL IN APPLAUSE." It would appear that the only "production" involved adding the fake applause before and after the eight music tracks on the original tapes.
As a further curiosity, the Ebay seller was Russian. The tapes themselves, complete with test tones (one tape per LP side) are, for Bud Powell recordings, really great sounding. Only four of the eight tunes are by Thelonious.
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I didn't realise he was with Columbia. I very much doubt anyone would take him on considering his physical and mental state in 1965.
So is this the original release? Curiously it is proudced by Cannonball Adderley and that it says this is a live recording.
Is this fake applaud? And you're right. Sounds pretty decent. I must get this record. :)
I'll bet Dan Morgenstern (author of the original liner notes) had a cow when he found that the CD version had no applause and had dropped the charade that this was a live date.
I haven't heard the LP (OR the CD) so I can't speak to the sonics. The tapes I have were purportedly copies of the master tapes used to produce the Columbia LP. Given how they sound, I would bet that the LP sounds WAY better than most (or any) other Bud Powell recording. The tapes sure sound a bunch better than that You Tube.
I'd forgotten about the Cannonball Adderley role. Thanks for posting the back of the LP.
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