Early Years of a Genius, 44–48

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

 * 1) Introduction by Canada Lee
 * 2) "West End Blues" (King Oliver)
 * 3) "Perdido" [incomplete] (Juan Tizol)
 * 4) "When My Baby Left Me" [incomplete] (Eddie Vinson, Cootie Williams)
 * 5) "Royal Garden Blues" (Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams) – 3:17
 * 6) "Roll 'Em" (Cootie Williams) – 2:54
 * 7) "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) – 2:49
 * 8) "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:34
 * 9) "Smack Me" (a.k.a. "You Talk a Little Trash" and "The Boppers") (Cootie Williams) – 3:07
 * 10) "Air Mail Special" (a.k.a. "Good Enough to Keep") (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy)
 * 11) "One O'Clock Jump" [incomplete] (Count Basie)
 * 12) Introduction by Leonard Feather
 * 13) "Perdido" (Tizol)
 * 14) "Indiana" (James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)

Personnel
''Tracks 1-2. The Canada Lee Show, New York, July 4, 1944'' ''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'' ''Tracks 12-14. Radio broadcast from the Royal Roost, New York, December 19, 1948''
 * Bud Powell – piano (all tracks)
 * Cootie Williams – trumpet
 * unknown – bass
 * Canada Lee – announcer
 * 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)
 * 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