Early Years of a Genius, 44–48, also known as Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 1, is the first of eleven volumes of Bud Powell material released by Francis Paudras on his Mythic Sound label. It features a selection of Powell's early work from 1944 to 1948.
Track listing Introduction by Canada Lee "West End Blues" (King Oliver) "Perdido" [incomplete] (Juan Tizol) "When My Baby Left Me" [incomplete] (Eddie Vinson, Cootie Williams) "Royal Garden Blues" (Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams) – 3:17 "Roll 'Em" (Cootie Williams) – 2:54 "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) – 2:49 "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:34 "Smack Me" (a.k.a. "You Talk a Little Trash" and "The Boppers") (Cootie Williams) – 3:07 "Air Mail Special" (a.k.a. "Good Enough to Keep") (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) "One O'Clock Jump" [incomplete] (Count Basie) Introduction by Leonard Feather "Perdido" (Tizol) "Indiana" (James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahn) "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) "Ornithology" (Charlie Parker, Benny Harris)
Personnel Bud Powell – piano (all tracks) Tracks 1–2. The Canada Lee Show, New York, July 4, 1944 Cootie Williams – trumpet unknown – bass Canada Lee – announcer Tracks 3–5. Radio broadcast from the Apollo Theater or the Savoy Ballroom, New York, ca. January–May, 1944Tracks 6–11. AFRS "Jubilee" Broadcast, NBC Studios, Hollywood, May 1, 1944 Ermit V. Perry – trumpet Tommy Stevenson – trumpet George Treadwell – trumpet Cootie Williams – trumpet Lammar Wright – trumpet Ed Burke – trombone Ed Glover – trombone Robert Horton – trombone Frank Powell – alto sax Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson – alto sax Lee Pope – tenor sax Sam "The Man" Taylor – tenor sax Eddie de Verteuil – baritone sax Leroy Kirkland – guitar Carl Pruitt – bass Sylvester "Vess" Payne – drums Ella Fitzgerald – vocals (tracks 7–8 only) unknown – announcer (New York only) Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman – announcer (Hollywood only) Tracks 12–14. Radio broadcast from the Royal Roost, New York, December 19, 1948 Benny Harris – trumpet J.J. Johnson – trombone Buddy DeFranco – clarinet Lee Konitz – alto sax Budd Johnson – tenor sax Cecil Payne – baritone sax Chuck Wayne – guitar Nelson Boyd – bass Max Roach – drums Leonard Feather – announcer Tracks 15–18. Radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 19, 1948 Tadd Dameron Big Ten & Royal Roost Jam Benny Harris, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums; Leonard Feather, announcer.
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