The Amazing Bud Powell
by Bud Powell

Album
The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
Year: 1952
Overall rank: 3,734th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 73 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1952 (4th)
Award Top albums of of the 1950s (110th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,734th)

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The Amazing Bud Powell is ranked as the best album by Bud Powell.

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The Amazing Bud Powell track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Un Poco Loco
Average Rating: 82 (16 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Over The Rainbow
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Ornithology
Average Rating: 79 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Wail
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
A Night In Tunisia
Average Rating: 81 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
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It Could Happen To You
Average Rating: 79 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
You Go To My Head
Average Rating: 79 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Bouncing With Bud
Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: View 0

The Amazing Bud Powell rankings

The Amazing Bud Powell rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,734th | 1950s rank: 110th | 1952 rank: 4th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 73 votes)
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55/100
 !		06/12/2026 08:10 Dingerbell  Ratings distribution  4,16663/100
 
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 !		01/06/2026 16:51 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  14,17673/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.


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From Tha1ChiefRocka 04/18/2018 04:25 in Jazz: Competition & Discussion
“Well, this chart got shaken up awhile ago, it's not complete anymore That chart is not in any order, so let me think on this. I don't feel as strongly about jazz albums as I do other albums. What I mean by that is I don't have that many absolute favorites over others. Here are some really great…”
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“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From RockyRaccoon 04/23/2015 19:48 in Recommendations for a jazz newbie
“jazzzzzz it up”
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From 09/14/2013 20:22 | #85959 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Un Poco Loco is a real standout track on this album. My first impression is that the rest is less interesting, at least compared to his adventurous peer, Thelonious Monk.
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From 01/06/2013 19:18 | #60439 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
As far as jazz is concerned, this is one of my favs. Really like Un Poco Loco.
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From 02/26/2016 20:02 | #160787 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A great record.
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From 06/29/2012 23:50 | #45618 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Smokin' Hot.
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From 04/30/2022 07:04 | #284810
Amazing :)
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2. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
4. The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
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6. Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
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8. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
9. Satchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong
10. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists