Bud Powell- I Want To Be Happy (1961) Paris

[@smythe555]

Jackie McLean described Bud something like this: "there was always something exciting in Bud's music, like one of the Three Musketeers... like Zorro... like someone who would take from the rich and give to the poor... something gallant and beautiful." Perfect description.

[@alanoffer]

Thankfully europe was hip enough to capture greats like bud and other jazz and blues greats that would never have been filmed in the fifties and early sixties in the USA , there’s another brilliant film of bud playing around midnight with a very young nils Pederson on bass

[@vova47]

02:35 - Klook is in seventh heaven, listening to Bud's lines..

[@rolfendlessman7983]

Them two swing like nobody

[@NothingMaster]

One of the greatest Jazz pianists of all time.

[@nyvcr502]

He was more than that. He was the preeminent bop pianist. The creator of the bop piano style. All the pianist who came after him had to base their style on his concept before they could go beyond.

[@stephanvogt8038]

@@nyvcr502 Right.In the bepop style.

[@soapbxprod]

@@nyvcr502 SO TRUE. Even MONK! :) Bebop is the greatest Jazz idiom!

[@IsaacSmelcZhan]

@@stephanvogt8038all music is connected. Bebop and all other forms of jazz are certainly related. Bud influenced everyone, from Barry Harris to Keith Jarrett.

[@pauletcheverry5572]

Was absolutely floored by the brilliance of Bud's playing the first time I heard him on the great "Jazz At Massey Hall" album w/ Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach. Got all Bud's Blue Note and Verve albums and as many European recordings as I could find. Was absolutely floored again and again.

[@jeffdawson2786]

His touch was idiosyncratic and jarring at times. He was a maniac on the piano, and really one of the central figures in bop. Listening and watching him in a trio format is astonishing. Thanks for this.

[@soapbxprod]

Bud is the Art Tatum of BOP IMHO

[@HD-bp4pl]

So incredible, it’s almost insane... Bud’s fingers look like they’re tap dancing across those keys.

[@stephanvogt8038]

Bud was as his top at this recordings. Bud Powell 1953 Live Compilation This includes 5 live recordings at different places.Happy to hold those recordings.Tea for tea.You think it#s not possible what he is playing. I think in his early 50's no body wa equal in the bebop style.

[@timbruer7318]

This is great, never seen it before - so good that it was filmed. Such great technique, his hands are so relaxed.

[@krisgruda6411]

this is a priceless gift...thank you!

[@BernardGlorian]

Great moment !!

[@zqa12swx]

THAT BRUSHWORK! 2:14

[@aidanschram9652]

It IS Kenny Clarke after all

[@mjbachman3027]

Klook a mop!

[@bamicus9342]

The best!

[@stefanblue660]

His hands seem to work autonomically , doesn't need eye control , marvellous ! Watch Helge Schneider Yes No Song which brought me here ...😉

[@mariusfelixlange6709]

Me too...

[@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743]

Genius genius genius ..,,,

[@brothercaleb]

Goat

[@soapbxprod]

Such pure HARD BOP at its zenith.

[@vova47]

Many thanks! Great video, totally agree with description.

[@marcellorossi3237]

Grande artista....vita troppo complicata e penosa...povero ragazzo ❤️❤️❤️🥺

[@norvalstewart6082]

Check out "Bouncing with Bud" w/NHOP on Bass.

[@tonyar952]

RIPower

[@omip168]

BAM!

[@paolonatalini4184]

Great

[@Jimyblues]

Awesome to see thanks

[@pjoseph1658]

Classically trained. You cannot get this good without it. Intelligence.

[@stormyfeather9035]

Intense close up of the genius.

[@jeanettesteed3326]

I think he is the equal of Oscar Peterson and I love them both

[@MatthewZakszewski-vb9fg]

And so was Kenny Clarke.

[@jiyujizai]

💙😀

[@zatoichi3134]

sounds like 88 keys ain't enough.

[@bobbylight111]

i can do this i just don't want to

[@sillyworm]

The oddest thing..listening to this right now I'm getting the distinct smell of stale cigar smoke..talk about channeling!.

[@markdaniele4539]

Why isn’t the gift celebrated more amongst all Americans. The contribution in exchange for today’s trash shows our decline

[@bcwhelan27]

Great song but WHAT is going on in the background? Don't know if that's part of the recording, but it sounds like an old dude that smoked all his life humming with a gravely voice the entire time.

[@sillyworm]

It's Bud.

[@eastonpeter1242]

Bud leads the list of gum chewing jazz musicians. I know of only one other: Ed Bickert, Canadian guitarist.

[@davidrourkemusic]

Although it looks like it, he isn't chewing gum

[@darrinwest6806]

@@davidrourkemusic interesting

[@Alic4444]

@@davidrourkemusic I think he's actually quietly vocalizing?

[@davidrourkemusic]

@@Alic4444 Yes you often hear him in recordings

[@eastonpeter1242]

Why the animis? I"M just making small talk while listening to a great pianist.

[@MatthewZakszewski-vb9fg]

Turns out that he was a 7 lifepath. # of the 7enius.