DescriptionAudio of a television clip of Bud Powell (piano), Kenny Clarke (drums), and Pierre Michelot (bass) performing "John's Abbey" at the Blue Note in 1960.
DescriptionThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).
Date Created2022
Subject(s)Jazz musicians, Jazz, Bop (Music), Powell, Bud, Paudras, Francis
DescriptionThe recording opens with the conclusion of "I Cover the Waterfront" featuring Benny Carter on trumpet, followed by Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra performing "I'm the Caring Kind" with...
DescriptionThe Benny Carter Orchestra performs "Polishin' Brass" at the Trianon Ballroom in California. J.J. Johnson composed and arranged the tune. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast...
DescriptionBenny Carter (trumpet) and his Orchestra perform "I Cover the Waterfront" at the Trianon Ballroom in California. Benny Carter arranged the tune. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio...
DescriptionLena Horne (vocalist), Benny Carter (alto saxophone), and the Cab Calloway Orchestra perform "Stormy Weather Ballet," for the 20th Century Fox film Stormy Weather. Benny Carter arranged the final...
DescriptionVivian Blaine sings "The Moon Kissed the Mississippi," arranged by Benny Carter, for the 1943 film "Jitterbugs," produced by 20th Century Fox (TCF 220).
DescriptionThe Cab Calloway Orchestra and Lena Horne (vocalist) perform "Stormy Weather," for the 20th Century Fox film "Stormy Weather." Benny Carter arranged the tune. TCF 196
DescriptionJoyce Bryant sings "You're Doin'' Alright" for the 1945 film "The Girl Next Door", produced by 20th Century Fox. Benny Carter performs two short alto saxophone solos on the recording.
