A Portrait of Thelonious
| A Portrait of Thelonious | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | December 17, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:04 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Cannonball Adderley | |||
| 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] |
A Portrait of Thelonious is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released on Columbia in 1965, featuring a session recorded at Studio Charlot in Paris on December 17, 1961, with Pierre Michelot on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums.[4] The session was the second of two produced by Cannonball Adderley with Powell, following the A Tribute to Cannonball session recorded two days earlier.
The album was digitally remastered and re-released on CD in 1997 with one additional take and without the fake applause added to the original LP.
History[edit]
The album features four Monk compositions, only one of which had previously been recorded by Powell, and the album fittingly begins with this: "Off Minor", a song that Powell included in his first session as leader (see Bud Powell Trio), recorded in January 1947 – its first ever recording, since Monk himself only recorded it in October the same year (see Genius of Modern Music).
Reception[edit]
Don Nelson of DownBeat sharply criticized "Ruby, My Dear," which had previously been released on a compilation album; he described it as "unrepresentative of a giant." He noted that a previous DownBeat review of the compilation had come to a similar conclusion and had discouraged release of the full album. However, Nelson praised the album's other tracks, particularly those with a faster tempo, such as "Foolin'," "Thelonious," and "There Will Never Be Another You."[2]
Track listing[edit]
All songs were written by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
- "Off Minor" – 5:20
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 4:17
- "Ruby, My Dear" – 5:46
- "No Name Blues" (Earl Bostic) – 6:38
- "Thelonious" – 3:46
- "Monk's Mood" – 7:06
- "I Ain't Fooling" (Charles Albertine) – 3:19
- "Squatty" (Brian Fahey) – 5:48
- "Squatty" [unissued alternate] (Fahey) – 5:04 (not on original LP)
Personnel[edit]
Performance[edit]
Production[edit]
- Cannonball Adderley – producer
- Orrin Keepnews – liner notes, reissue producer
- Nica de Koenigswarter – cover art
- Dan Morgenstern – liner notes (original LP)
- Mark Wilder – remastering
References[edit]
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "A Portrait of Thelonious - Bud Powell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Nelson, Don (July 1, 1965). "A Portrait of Thelonious". DownBeat. pp. 42, 44.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1178. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Bud Powell Discography (Columbia CL 2292)". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
