The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1)
by Bud Powell

The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) by Bud Powell
Year: 1955
Overall rank: 59,426th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 8 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1955 (161st)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (1,633rd)
Award Best albums of all time (59,426th)

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Bud Powell bestography

The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) is ranked 10th best out of 20 albums by Bud Powell on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bud Powell is The Amazing Bud Powell which is ranked number 3666 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 401.

Bud Powell album bestography « Higher ranked (39,580th)
Piano Solos
This album (59,426th)
The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1)
Lower ranked (65,143rd) »
Bud Powell Trio, Volume 2

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 59,426th | 1950s rank: 1,633rd | 1955 rank: 161st

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 8 votes)
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01/02/2026 22:36 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,14073/100
 
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10/25/2025 07:37 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,13764/100
 
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04/10/2023 16:29 Steebo  Ratings distribution  54886/100
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2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
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6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
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12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
14. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
15. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
16. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
17. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
18. Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
19. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton
20. Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions by Chet Atkins