The Essen Jazz Festival Concert

The Essen Jazz Festival Concert is a live album by jazz pianist Bud Powell and saxophone player Coleman Hawkins compiled from a live concert by the two artists, joined by Oscar Pettiford on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums.

The album was well received by critics, with Joseph Neff writing, "a safe bet that modern jazz fans will welcome this addition to their shelves" and giving the album an A-. Jazz critic Scott Yanow described Powell's performance as "top form" and described his trio as "all-star."

Track listing

 * 1) "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) – 4:46
 * 2) "Blues in the Closet" (Harry Babasin, Oscar Pettiford) – 5:53
 * 3) "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronnell) – 4:27
 * 4) "John's Abbey" (Powell) – 3:49
 * 5) "Salt Peanuts" (Kenny Clarke, Gillespie) – 5:00
 * 6) "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:51
 * 7) "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 6:16
 * 8) "Yesterdays" (Kern, Otto Harbach) – 6:37
 * 9) "Stuffy" (Hawkins) – 7:35

Performance

 * Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone (6–9)
 * Bud Powell – piano
 * Oscar Pettiford – bass
 * Kenny Clarke – drums

Production

 * Erik Wiedemann – liner notes
 * Alan Bates – producer
 * Rick Simenson – design
 * Chuck Stewart – photography, cover photo