The Scene Changes (Bud Powell album)
The Scene Changes, also known as The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5, is a studio album by American jazz pianist Bud Powell recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on December 29, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year. Powell is backed by rhythm section Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.[6]
| The Scene Changes | ||||
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.jpg) The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | December 29, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Bebop, hard bop | |||
| Length | 44:53 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4009 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Bud Powell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| DownBeat | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| All About Jazz | [5] |
Release history edit
The album was digitally remastered in 2003 by Rudy Van Gelder and re-issued as part of Blue Note's The RVG Edition series.
Reception edit
DownBeat noted, "Powell on these tracks is original, and he sounds secure in what he is playing. It is good to hear."[2] Marc Davis of All About Jazz described "Crossin' the Channel" as the album's "standout," calling it "a breathless barn burner that harkens back to the early hyper-speedy days of bebop." Davis praised the album as a whole, calling it "awfully good" but highlighting Vol.'s 1 and 2 of The Amazing Bud Powell as his favorite albums of the series.[6]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Bud Powell.
Side 1 edit
- "Cleopatra's Dream" – 4:22
- "Duid Deed" – 5:06
- "Down with It" – 3:58
- "Danceland" – 3:41
- "Borderick" – 1:58
Side 2 edit
- "Crossin' the Channel" – 3:28
- "Comin' Up" – 7:54
- "Gettin' There" – 5:01
- "The Scene Changes" – 3:59
CD reissue bonus track edit
- "Comin' Up" (alternate take) – 5:26
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- Bud Powell – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel edit
Original edit
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Reissue edit
- Michael Cuscuna – producer
- Gordan H. Jee – creative direction
- Michael Boland – art direction and design
- Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
References edit
- ^ Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. (2011). "The Scene Changes (The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5) [Bonus Track] - Bud Powell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ a b "The Scene Changes". DownBeat. October 29, 1959. p. 25.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1178. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Jazz, All About (2017-04-04). "Bud Powell: Bud Powell: The Scene Changes - 1958 album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Bud Powell Discography (Blue Note BLP 4009)". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- Blue Note BLP 4009, Blue Note BST 84009, Blue Note 91897 (RvG edition)
- BlueNote.com