Bud Plays Bird

Bud Plays Bird is a studio album by the jazz pianist Bud Powell, recorded late 1957/early 1958 for Roulette, but unreleased until 1997, when it was rediscovered by Michael Cuscuna and released by Blue Note (under the Roulette label) as part of The Blue Note Collection.

Track listing
All songs were written by Charlie Parker, except where noted.
 * 1) "Big Foot" [long version] (aka "Drifting on a Reed") – 6:24
 * 2) "Shaw 'Nuff" (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:10
 * 3) "Buzzy" – 4:02
 * 4) "Yardbird Suite" – 4:04
 * 5) "Relaxin' at Camarillo" – 4:27
 * 6) "Confirmation" – 5:50
 * 7) "Billie's Bounce" – 4:02
 * 8) "Ko Ko" – 5:40
 * 9) "Barbados"—4:09
 * 10) "Dewey Square" – 4:14
 * 11) "Moose the Mooche" – 3:37
 * 12) "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) – 5:06
 * 13) "Scrapple from the Apple" – 3:51
 * 14) "Salt Peanuts" (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) – 2:41
 * 15) "Big Foot" [short version] (aka "Drifting on a Reed") – 3:30

Performance
''October 14, 1957, tracks 2-4, 6, 8, 11, 14. December 2, 1957, tracks 7, 12. January 30, 1958, tracks 1, 5, 9-10, 13, 15. New York.''
 * Bud Powell – piano
 * George Duvivier – bass
 * Art Taylor – drums

Production

 * Rudy Traylor – producer
 * Michael Cuscuna – producer (1997 release)
 * Malcolm Addey – mastering
 * Ira Gitler – liner notes
 * Francis Wolff – cover photo