Mel Powell - Piano Prodigy (23 tracks) +Album Reviews

Mel Powell
Piano Prodigy
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Jubilee - Mel Powell, Adams, Stanley
2. When a Woman Loves a Man - Mel Powell, Jenkins, Gordon [1]
3. Hallelujah - Mel Powell, Grey, Clifford
4. Stealin' Apples - Mel Powell, Razaf, Andy
5. Hommage ? Fats Waller - Mel Powell, Powell
6. Hommage a Debussy - Mel Powell, Powell
7. For "Miss Black" - Mel Powell, Powell
8. Don't Blame Me - Mel Powell, Fields, Dorothy
9. I Got Rhythm - Mel Powell, Gershwin
10. Lover Man - Mel Powell, Davis, Jimmy [4]
11. Avalon - Mel Powell, DeSylva
12. Anything Goes - Mel Powell, Porter
13. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Mel Powell, Creamer, Henry
14. You Go to My Head - Mel Powell, Coots
15. You Better Not Mess With Me - Mel Powell, Unknown
16. If Dreams Come True - Mel Powell, Goodman, Benny
17. There's a Small Hotel - Mel Powell, Sampson
18. Hallelujah - Mel Powell, Grey, Clifford
19. Cuban Pete - Mel Powell, Norman, Jose
20. Cookin' One Up - Mel Powell, Powell
21. That Old Black Magic - Mel Powell, Arlen, Harold
22. When a Woman Loves a Man - Mel Powell, Jenkins
23. Muskrat Ramble - Mel Powell, Gilbert

CD Details

All Artists: Mel Powell
Title: Piano Prodigy
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ocium
Release Date: 6/3/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 8435086700315

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Great overview of wartime Mel Powell

C. Katz | Peoples Republic Of Massachussettes | 10/29/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Whereas I still think the two collections of 10" LP done under vanguard by producer Orin Keepnews were the best sides ever laid down by Powell this Ocium overview from 1943 o 1948 is a superb collection.It includes a full spectrum of Powell solo ,with his own septet/orchestra and Glen Millers band as ,well as the Benny Goodman sextet (one tune "I got Rhythm").In addition to many standards of day it includes Powell compositions which are just great.This with the two Vaguard sessions are just gems by this man who was a cil prodigy who was taken under wing of Tatum himself and has a style which synthesises the fluid swing of Teddy Wilson and genius of both Tatum an even more so Earl Hines.It if swings your thing than this is great add on to your collection.And if you dig Powell also check out his contemporary Johnny Guarnieri whose work is very much in this vein of sophisticated advanced swing.

Chazz"

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