Bud Powell – The Scene Changes, Vol. 5 (E/E) – LP, JP 1983, No OBI

The Scene Changes, Vol. 5 is an LP by Bud Powell from 1983 released on the Blue Note label.

About this album

The Scene Changes, Vol. 5 finds Bud Powell in commanding late-1950s form, delivering a crisp, hard-swinging bop session that underlines his status as one of jazz piano’s defining voices. Recorded in 1958 and issued in 1959, the album is especially valued for Powell originals such as Cleopatra’s Dream, Duid Deed and The Scene Changes, which balance agile right-hand invention with taut rhythmic drive. Its clarity of line and harmonic poise make the music feel both fluent and exacting, showing how Powell could turn modern jazz vocabulary into something elegant and immediate. It remains one of the key statements in his catalogue.

Genre: Jazz

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