Early Years of a Genius, 44–48
Introduction '''''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)
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, 1944''''Tracks 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
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